Why would we restrict this when we want to do everything to stop the opioid epidemic?
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Einar Ottestad
5 years ago
Stanford University
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Derek Djavaherian
5 years ago
Peripheral nerve stimulation is often a safer and more accepted (by the patient) method of targeting nerve pain in single nerve distributions. These are often patients who otherwise can only use medications for the rest of their lives rather than have a single procedure. We’ve certainly had success using these devices and the technology and patient selection is only getting better. It would be premature to take away this important tool for controlling pain.
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Tariq Malik
5 years ago
its a low risk useful intervention
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Romanth Waghmarae
5 years ago
I have several patients with PNS systems who have managed to gain function and are no longer on opioids.
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Steven Farrell
5 years ago
This service has greatly helped my patients when no other options were helpful.
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Anonymous
5 years ago
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I’m a pain physician and use PNS regularly to dramatically improve my patients’ quality of life and minimize their opioid use. This is absolutely a life-changing treatment and should never be taken away arbitrarily.
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Erin Watson
5 years ago
Peripheral Nerve Stimulator has been proven to be safe and effective for neuropathic pain conditions.
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Stephen Magowan
5 years ago
Dear folks,
PNS is a proven low-invasive therapy for treatment of low back, shoulder and other pain. This therapy is so much better for patients to try than opiods or implants and it has been proven to work. I think it is wrong that you are proposing not to cover this therapy. Follow the science and give this relief to patients, please.
Thank you,
Steve Magowan
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Michael Schaefer
5 years ago
This is very much needed for patients.
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Paul Chiu
5 years ago
This therapy modality option must be available to all chronic pain patients in order to help with relief
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Prasanth Nuthakki
5 years ago
Please do not restrict potentially life changing treatment options that can prevent further dependence on opioids.
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Aaron Cohen
5 years ago
I have been a part of dozens of procedures and seen tremendous benefit from offering peripheral nerve stimulation. Many of these patients have no other treatment options for their chronic pain and peripheral nerve stimulation has given these patients relief and new Hope. I have had many patients that have had benefit and treating pain in their shoulders, knees, low back, and many other neuropathic pain treatments. Please consider keeping this as a valid option for these patients. Thank you
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Kathryn Stager
5 years ago
PNS has brought much needed pain relief to thousands of patients in the last couple years. PNS is proven effective by multiple clinical studies. It is important that patients can continue to have access to PNS who have not obtained relief of their pain from other available treatments.
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Claudia Kem-Bumbala
5 years ago
I have witnessed first hand the benefits that this simple device has provided to patients who have suffered for chronic residual and phantom limp pain for years with no benefit and after PNS, are now pain free. I have also seen those with shoulder pain find relief from their pain after PNS. You cannot stop paying for PNS. The damage will be too great if you do.
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Stephen J Roman
5 years ago
Peripheral Nerve Stimulators are an important part of pain management.
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MIchael Saulino
5 years ago
PNS is an important component of pain management. If removed from the armamnetatium for pain control, patients will suffer undue harm.
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Aaron Preston
5 years ago
As a practitioner, I have found peripheral nerve stimulation to be a huge benefit for many of my patients with chronic pain. The success in treating chronic pain with this minimally invasive procedure has helped many of my patients. Many of these patients had no other treatment options and this therapy has provided tremendous relief for them. Thank you
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Qi Lin
5 years ago
PNS is a viable alternative with the strong data to support efficacy. It should not be excluded from insurance coverage, especially given the concern for long-term opioid use in non-malignant chronic pain.
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Why would we restrict this when we want to do everything to stop the opioid epidemic?
Stanford University
Peripheral nerve stimulation is often a safer and more accepted (by the patient) method of targeting nerve pain in single nerve distributions. These are often patients who otherwise can only use medications for the rest of their lives rather than have a single procedure. We’ve certainly had success using these devices and the technology and patient selection is only getting better. It would be premature to take away this important tool for controlling pain.
its a low risk useful intervention
I have several patients with PNS systems who have managed to gain function and are no longer on opioids.
This service has greatly helped my patients when no other options were helpful.
I’m a pain physician and use PNS regularly to dramatically improve my patients’ quality of life and minimize their opioid use. This is absolutely a life-changing treatment and should never be taken away arbitrarily.
Peripheral Nerve Stimulator has been proven to be safe and effective for neuropathic pain conditions.
Dear folks, PNS is a proven low-invasive therapy for treatment of low back, shoulder and other pain. This therapy is so much better for patients to try than opiods or implants and it has been proven to work. I think it is wrong that you are proposing not to cover this therapy. Follow the science and give this relief to patients, please. Thank you, Steve Magowan
This is very much needed for patients.
This therapy modality option must be available to all chronic pain patients in order to help with relief
Please do not restrict potentially life changing treatment options that can prevent further dependence on opioids.
I have been a part of dozens of procedures and seen tremendous benefit from offering peripheral nerve stimulation. Many of these patients have no other treatment options for their chronic pain and peripheral nerve stimulation has given these patients relief and new Hope. I have had many patients that have had benefit and treating pain in their shoulders, knees, low back, and many other neuropathic pain treatments. Please consider keeping this as a valid option for these patients. Thank you
PNS has brought much needed pain relief to thousands of patients in the last couple years. PNS is proven effective by multiple clinical studies. It is important that patients can continue to have access to PNS who have not obtained relief of their pain from other available treatments.
I have witnessed first hand the benefits that this simple device has provided to patients who have suffered for chronic residual and phantom limp pain for years with no benefit and after PNS, are now pain free. I have also seen those with shoulder pain find relief from their pain after PNS. You cannot stop paying for PNS. The damage will be too great if you do.
Peripheral Nerve Stimulators are an important part of pain management.
PNS is an important component of pain management. If removed from the armamnetatium for pain control, patients will suffer undue harm.
As a practitioner, I have found peripheral nerve stimulation to be a huge benefit for many of my patients with chronic pain. The success in treating chronic pain with this minimally invasive procedure has helped many of my patients. Many of these patients had no other treatment options and this therapy has provided tremendous relief for them. Thank you
PNS is a viable alternative with the strong data to support efficacy. It should not be excluded from insurance coverage, especially given the concern for long-term opioid use in non-malignant chronic pain.