Schrapnel

[Susan Falsone]

Here’s another question stemming from the shrapnel issue – not bent on adding e-stim, just looking for clarity in though process: if your goal is to address issues of intermittent numbness / weakness, and you cannot apply e-stim locally with needles, could you use a segmental approach and apply e-stim at the lumbar segments…would that produce similar effect neurologically without the potential for tissue irritation due to the shrapnel…or is that line of thinking just down the wrong path?

[Susan Falsone]

From Nick Rainey: I’ve seen it done at the segmental level for distal symptoms. I don’t see any drawback doing it.

[Susan Falsone]

From Sue Falsone: Agreed. Go for the lumbar segment. The issue with the estim locally is traumatizing the tissue by moving shrapnel. No worries at the segmental level. Go for it!

[Susan Falsone]

per Dr. Ma……..Since the metal is still inside the tissue, e-stim may cause more injury. So no e-stim locally (in the tissue where shrapnel is) for this case, only needling.

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