Yes, the technique of delivering electrical impulses to the spinal cord using a spinal cord stimulator has been a standard treatment for many years in spinal cord paralysis patients to reduce pain that sometimes reaches unbearable levels and cannot otherwise be treated.

What makes this development revolutionary is that the impulses originally intended for pain relief can now be precisely personalized based on the patient’s disability and desired movements, providing an additional benefit.

Over the years, studies gained momentum when it was observed that some leg movements could occur with electrical stimulation in certain spinal cord paralyzed patients who had spinal cord stimulators implanted to manage pain. The electrical spinal cord stimulation technique, which has been implemented at a center in Switzerland in recent years, has yielded highly promising results. These successful outcomes have been published in prestigious international scientific journals over the past few years.

Recognizing the significance of this breakthrough for enhancing the quality of life for spinal cord paralyzed patients, we took immediate action to ensure that patients in our country are not deprived of this opportunity. Epidural stimulation is now available in Turkey…