Adrian C Traeger

Apr 15, 2024 | thelimbic.com | Ian Harris |Adrian C Traeger |Caitlin Jones

In an episode of ABC’s Four Corners this week, the use of spinal cord stimulators for chronic back pain was brought into question. Spinal cord stimulators are devices implanted surgically which deliver electric impulses directly to the spinal cord. They’ve been used to treat people with chronic pain since the 1960s. More than three million Australians are living with chronic pain, and it’s become a breeding ground for exploitation.

Apr 10, 2024 | theconversation.com | Ian Harris |Adrian C Traeger |Caitlin Jones

In an episode of ABC’s Four Corners this week, the use of spinal cord stimulators for chronic back pain was brought into question. Spinal cord stimulators are devices implanted surgically which deliver electric impulses directly to the spinal cord. They’ve been used to treat people with chronic pain since the 1960s. Their design has changed significantly over time. Early models required an external generator and invasive surgery to implant them.

Dec 18, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Adrian C Traeger |Lisa A Bero

Corporate Influences on Science and Health—the Case of Spinal Cord Stimulation Corporations have been developing tactics to undermine independent science for decades.1 In the 1950s, on learning of the damaging effects of tobacco on health, the tobacco industry used campaigns of criticism to defend their products and the substantial revenue they were generating.