The unity of pain La Candelaria Hospital has begun to operate on his patients with the neurostimulator medullary Inceptiva device sends electrical signals to the bone marrow to regulate pain in patients with neuropathic pain.
The innovation of Inceptiv lies in the fact that it also collects data from the spinal cord to adapt based on the movements of the patients, explains the Ministry of Health in a statement.
The professionals who make up the La Candelaria pain unit point out that the objective is to use it whenever it can benefit a patient and point out that it is more comfortable and has better results than other devices.
The technology of closed-loop The neurostimulator detects how the body responds to electrical stimulation by measuring the activation of neurons within the spinal cord.
This automatically adjusts stimulation to ensure patients receive the therapy dose they need based on their movement and activity.
Another novelty of the system is that it has a telemetry charger and allows the patient not to have to undergo new interventions to change the device’s batteries.
The pain unit at La Candelaria Hospital has been active for 50 years and has developed applied techniques with radiological and ultrasound control for regional pain, as well as the launch in 2013 of the acute postoperative pain unit (UDAP).
It is made up of different medical specialties, with anesthetists, rehabilitators and psychiatrists, and cares for patients referred from Primary Care or services such as Traumatology, Neurosurgery, Digestive, General or Thoracic Surgery.
Currently, an average of 35 patients are treated daily, performing between 10 and 12 techniques per day.
Chronic pain (lasting more than three months) can cause physical and psychological disability and is associated with serious comorbidities and psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression.
