July 2021 Newsletter

WHAT IS THE DORSAL ROOT GANGLION?

The dorsal root ganglion (DRG), is a bundle
of nerves located on the outside of the spinal cord. They are made up of densely populated sensory nerves, and they act like traffic lights, regulating signals and sensations that travel through nerve fibers along the spinal column to the brain.

The DRG was once thought to have no connection to pain, but researchers now know that this nerve bundle plays a key role in nerve pain for specific types of patients. According to a 2017 study published in PAIN, stimulating the DRG helps relieve pain more effectively than spinal cord stimulation.

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