babyboomer6
07-26-2006, 02:05 PM
I recentlyy went through a tough back surgery, and I had two vertabrae and disks relaced with 4 cages and rods and screws. Dr. said I have bad bones. So was wondering what this BONE STIMULATER thing is?? boomer
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Sponsor dustoffkid 07-26-2006, 02:08 PM In patients who are slow to heal, bone stim can help the bones to grow better (and therefore heal faster). babyboomer6 07-26-2006, 02:31 PM Hey--sorry I posted this twice. I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE BONE STIMULATOR LOOKS LIKE, I GUESS. babyboomer6 janx 07-26-2006, 07:26 PM Hi babyboomer6, A bone stimulator is used for fusion patients to help the bone fuse faster. I was told that by wearing the stimulator I shoud fuse in 6 months as opposed to a year if I did not wear it. Mine is about the size of a transistor radio. It runs on rechargable batteries. It has a set of two wires, one set plugs into the battery pak, the other set has little round, sticky, jel pads. You apply these to your skin near your incision. I was told to put one on each side of my scar. You can't feel that they are doing anything, but it is suposed to help with healing. Hope this helps. brenwill |
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