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Treat the Patient or Follow the Algorithm?

Started by drusso
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Do you treat the patient or follow the algorithm?

  • The Needs of the Patient Come First

    Votes: 12 92.3%
  • Algo All the Way

    Votes: 1 7.7%

  • Total voters
    13

drusso

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There are plenty of patients who are excellent candidates on paper who fail miserably when treated. This is especially true with SCS. So definitely treat the patient. I may be unusual but I turn away probably 4 out of 10 potential SCS. Most have gone on to find someone else who gladly implanted them and all but one that I know of has failed.

I also think that a proportion of these patients have nociplastic pain or other brain signaling deficits. These are harder to treat with SCS I'm my experience
 
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Hagedorn is on here? Say hello in the private forum!

Literally everyone is on here, whether they admit it or not. The history of this forum is fascinating. It's sparked SO many "back table" discussions, policy deliberations, fellowship fiascos, at least one criminal investigation, and maybe even a divorce or two...
 
Literally everyone is on here, whether they admit it or not. The history of this forum is fascinating. It's sparked SO many "back table" discussions, policy deliberations, fellowship fiascos, at least one criminal investigation, and maybe even a divorce or two...
Yeah, but if both divorces come from the same member, does it count as 2?
 
Literally everyone is on here, whether they admit it or not. The history of this forum is fascinating. It's sparked SO many "back table" discussions, policy deliberations, fellowship fiascos, at least one criminal investigation, and maybe even a divorce or two...
I dont know what you are referring to but I think that I am going to be an ostrich and put my head in the sand on that one