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What is a Dorsal Column Stimulator?

Dorsal Column Stimulator - Spinal Cord Stimulator FAQs
Dorsal Column Spinal Cord Stimulator is a specialized device, which stimulates nerves by tiny electrical impulses via small electrical wires placed on the spinal cord. Currently at TPM, Dorsal Column Spinal Cord Stimulator is offered to patients with chronic and severe pain, who have not responded to other treatment modalities. Most of these patients are suffering form RSD/CRPPS or back and leg pain after back surgeries.
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Will the Dorsal Column Spinal Cord Stimulator help me?

Dorsal Column Stimulator - Spinal Cord Stimulator FAQs
It is very difficult to predict if the procedure will indeed help you or not. For that reason temporary wires are placed to determine if this device will be effective to relieve your pain or not. Typically, patients will have a 50 to 70 % reduction in their pain.
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What is gastric stimulator?

London Obesity Centre - FAQ's
Gastric stimulator is applying 2 electrodes on to the stomach wall laparoscopically and connected to a stimulator kept under the skin. This will make one feel full and helps to lose excess weight to the order of 30 – 50%. ^TOP^
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What is a Column?

MALTCO LOTTERIES Limited - U*BET
A column includes the total number of betting events chosen by a player, which must all be predicted correctly for the column to be a winner. A ticket may include more than one column.
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Frequently Asked Questions - Yardbarker
Your Column is the place for you and others to view, search, and sort all of the content you have written. This page lets you customize the profile information that the rest of the community sees, and it's where other users can add you as a favorite Yardbarker.
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Will his dorsal fin ever straighten out?

Keiko.com: Frequently Asked Questions about Keiko
Though his fin has straightened to some degree as Keiko's health and conditioning have improved, it will never fully straighten. However, it is not a totally unusual condition and has been observed in wild whales. It does not hamper his swimming or social behavior.
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Can you explain what a dorsal columella implant is ?

Cosmetic Surgery India
A dorsal columellar implant is used to augment the dorsum or the height of the nose as well as the tip of the nose. These implants are made of foreign material and are generally not recommended by most plastic surgeons.
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What is the Aneros Stimulator?

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The Aneros Stimulator is one of a kind!! It is medically researched, designed and patented. Specifically, Aneros is designed in accordance with modern scientific knowledge of anatomy combined with ancient Oriental awareness of erogenous zones and pleasure centers. The Aneros Stimulator pleases all of your neglected erogenous zones at once.
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Can I get an MRI if I have a stimulator?

FAQ's
People with stimulators should not get MRIs. The electromagnetic field generated by an MRI is not compatible with the SCS system. Please consult your product manual for further information.
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Can I get a stimulator if I have a pacemaker?

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Patients with demand-type cardiac pacemakers should not be implanted with SCS systems. Check with your doctor if you are unsure about what kind of pacemaker you have.
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Can I drive with the stimulator on?

FAQ's
No. Spinal cord stimulation should not be used while driving or operating heavy equipment. When you are driving, you will need to turn the stimulator off. The different positions needed for driving may cause the stimulation to vary considerably. These variations in stimulation could be distracting, taking your focus off your driving. However, you can ride as a passenger with the stimulator on.
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Can I travel with the stimulator?

FAQ's
Yes. Metal detectors and antitheft devices may detect your spinal cord stimulation system, but your patient identification card will help to clear you through these checkpoints. Thousands of people have implanted medical devices, such as pacemakers, so the security personnel will know what to do. When flying, it is important to follow the flight crew’s instructions and turn the stimulator off for takeoff and landing.
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Is there a way to convert two-column Text to one column?

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: 1Main-Start, Part 1/25 - Apple
First you have to install TimeOut. Then you copy the TimeOut accessories to the TimeOut directory. The one you want is TimeOut CopyBlock. To copy only column two, press OA-C (OpenApple-C) to highlight and copy the block of text on the right. Then scroll down to the end and paste it there. Unfortunately this is only a copy. It is not a move and the second columns stays where it was. You can delete it by pressing OA-Y at the end of each line of the first section.
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Can I style the column titles in my document?

The Omni Group - OmniOutliner - Support
You can apply styles to the column titles in your document by selecting the "Column Titles" style in the drawer. It's not currently possible to apply styles individually to column titles.
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How can I change the dialog column lengths?

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Check the "Autosize report dialog columns" box in Options and you will be able to resize the dialog columns for easy readability.
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What is the gold column in the Task Charts?

Handipoints - Help and Frequently Asked Questions
To encourage kids and parents to log in and keep track of Tasks on a daily basis, the gold column appears on today's date in the Task Charts. When a kid or parent checks off Tasks from the current day on that day, they get the full amount of Handipoints and Bonus Points for those Tasks immediately. The Tasks will still appear in the Grading tab for parents to review, but the points were already handed out when the Task was checked off.
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Is bread really a teenage acne stimulator?

All About Acne
Teenagers who eat lots of bread these days are most likely to get acne more than adults do. Studies show that acne comes up in 60% of 12-year-old and below and 95% of 18-year-old & teenagers. There are people who are having quite emotional and psychological problems due to acne as it proves a friend who is hard to get away. If you are not suffering from acne, you should consider yourself lucky and make sure to adapt preventive methods.
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Why do the red and green lights go off when the stimulator probes are plugged in?

SOTA Instruments Inc. - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
This is a battery-saving feature. The red and green lights flash on and off when making colloidal silver but to save on batteries, they do not flash when the stimulator probes are plugged in. It's best to use a Wall Adaptor when making colloidal silver to save on batteries.
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What other stimulator options are available?

Cadwell laboratories, Inc. -- Products -- Cascade
Auditory and visual stimulator options are available with the Cascade and now the Transcranial stimulator known as TCS-1.
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What is stimulator voltage or current compliance?

Axon Systems
When a constant current stimulator is used, the stimulator will attempt to deliver the requested current through the stimulation electrode impedance to the limit of the stimulator’s voltage capacity. The maximum voltage that a constant current stimulator can support is termed the compliance voltage. The maximum current that a constant voltage stimulator can supply is the compliance current.
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What materials are the Hyper Stimulator made of?

HYPER STIMULATOR FAQ's
They are constructed of MDF wood and if painted, are painted in automotive 2-pack paint to a high gloss finish. The seat is made of fiberglass or carbonfiber and the pedal and steering boxes are made of metal. There are no cheap plastic components here. Only quality components are used with proper electrical switches for the paddle shifters and sequential shifter.
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Will FSIS test product produced by AMR systems for spinal cord tissue and dorsal root ganglia?

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
Yes. In March 2003, FSIS began a routine regulatory sampling program to ensure that plants using AMR systems are preventing spinal cord from entering the food supply in products labeled as meat. The sampling program will be expanded to also test for the presence of dorsal root ganglia, and will include meat from beef and pork. Currently, there is no lamb prepared using AMR systems.
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Which is the difference between pectoral fins and the dorsal fin?

Frequently Asked Questions
Pectoral fins are curved back slightly and pointed at the tips. Dolphins use their pectoral flippers mainly to steer. Pectoral flippers have the major skeletal elements of the forelimbs of land mammals, but they are foreshortened and modified. The back fin is like the keel of the boats, that gives stability while they swim and unlike the pectoral fins this one does not have any bony structure, but woven connective fibrous, that gives its form and firmness.
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How do I know when the stimulator gives an impulse?

Questions on EMG triggered NMES for stroke therapy
LED lamp indicates when the (EMG) "trigger level" is reached and the electrical stimulation impulse (NMES) is given.
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Can I shower or swim with the stimulator?

FAQ's
Yes, you can shower and swim after implantation of a permanent conventional or rechargeable system. However, you will need to avoid water during the brief trial period.
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Can I use a bone growth stimulator?

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There are two basic types of bone growth stimulators, external and implantable, which may use several types of fields (electromagnetic and/or ultrasonic). If you have an implantable bone growth stimulator and a programmable pump, it is recommended that your doctor hold the programming head for the bone growth stimulator at least 10cm (4 inches) away from the pump. This will minimise any potential interference. An electronic circuit controls the programmable pump.
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My Bone Growth Stimulator has expired, what do I do?

Orthofix FAQs and customer service
Contact the Customer Service department for assistance. They will find a local representative in your area to assist you further.
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