ON PAIN: Changing Pain Messaging at the Chemical Level With DRG Stimulation

For some pain conditions, dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation may work better than other neuromodulation devices, according to Timothy Deer, MD, the CEO and president of the Spine and Nerve Centers of the Virginias in Charleston, W.Va. Deer spoke to Pain Medicine News about those indications and new research showing that DRG stimulators may actually change messaging at the chemical level, opening up possibilities for new research. Deer is also a clinical professor of anesthesiology and pain