How effective are APT spinal cord stimulation and APT intrathecal drug delivery?
Although they cannot guarantee complete pain relief, both therapies have been proven to be effective. Literature study results show that 52 to 66 percent of patients receiving APT spinal cord stimulation therapy received good to excellent pain relief.3,4,5 Wtih APT intrathecal drug delivery, in a multicenter, retrospective study of 429 patients, 95 percent of the patients receiving the therapy reported an improvement in their overall rating of pain relief.6 Eighty-two percent of the patients reported an improvement in their activities of daily living.6 APT spinal cord stimulation and APT intrathecal drug delivery can be tested to determine whether they will be effective for a patient’s particular pain. And, unlike other therapies, such as destroying certain nerves, both therapies can be discontinued at any time by turning off or removing the systems.
