Rewiring Pain: The Future Is Already Here / Dr Steven Falowski

About this episode

Dr. Steven Falowski discusses innovative approaches to managing chronic pain through spinal cord stimulation.

Sixty thousand people a year get a procedure that could change their pain forever...and most have never heard of it. In this episode of Real Things Living, Brigitte Cutshall sits down with Dr. Steven Falowski, a neurosurgeon with nearly 20 years of experience who is helping lead the charge against chronic pain — without opioids. Dr. Falowski breaks down how spinal cord stimulation has evolved from bulky external battery packs to quarter-sized implants that quietly re-train your nervous system to stop feeling pain. From spine injuries and arthritis to migraines and post-surgical recovery, this conversation opens the door to a world of solutions most patients don't even know exist. 3 Takeaways: (1) Pain is more common than heart disease, cancer, and diabetes combined — yet the tools to treat it effectively remain largely unknown to the public. (2) Spinal cord stimulators don't just block pain anymore — they re-register nerves to stop perceiving pain altogether. (3) New research is putting stimulators in at the time of spine surgery to prevent chronic pain before it even starts. If you or a loved one is silently navigating chronic pain, look beyond the pill bottle and research local…

People in this episode

Host: Brigitte Cutshall

Guest: Dr. Steven Falowski

Topics covered

• chronic pain
• spinal cord stimulation
• neurosurgery
• pain management
• opioid alternatives

Keywords

• chronic pain
• spinal cord stimulation
• neurosurgeon
• pain management
• opioid alternatives
• nerve re-registration
• pain treatment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Society of Pain and Neuroscience, ASCLAN Lancaster

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