CPC A61N 1/0551 (2013.01) [A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61N 1/06 (2013.01); A61N 1/36071 (2013.01); A61N 1/37211 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2048 (2016.02)] | 30 Claims |
1. A method for treating low back pain, the method comprising:
providing at least one electrode configured to be placed within a lower back of a human such that the at least one electrode is implanted to stimulate nervous tissue associated with a multifidus muscle supporting stability of the human's lumbar spine;
electrically stimulating, via the at least one electrode, efferent nervous tissue associated with the multifidus muscle to cause contraction of the multifidus muscle to facilitate rehabilitation; and
electrically stimulating, via the at least one electrode, afferent nervous tissue associated with the multifidus muscle to reduce pain signals,
thereby reducing the human's low back pain.
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