jschorr Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Does anyone have experience with 'X (private clinic) and their epidural stimulation treatment for spinal cord injury? The website shows results and testimonials that are very impressive. I have a good friend in the USA confined to a wheelchair with spinal cord injury and he is considering coming to Bangkok for treatment. Please comment if you have information about epidural stimulation therapy for spinal cord injury or about the Clinic. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 To avoid problems with Thailand's Defamation laws I have removed the clinic name from your post. Stand alone clinics in Bangkok are often dodgy and best avoided. The private medical sector is poorly regulated here and scams abound, many of them quite dangerous. The more aggressively they advertise and the more glowing testimonials they have = the more they should usually be avoided Electrical stimulation for SCIs is still in experimental stages and is not without risks. If yoir friend wishes to try it he should look into a bona fide clinical trial of which there are several now enrolling in the US. https://www.mayo.edu/research/clinical-trials/cls-20453423 And others may be found at www.christopherreeve.org Definitely do not fall for the various overseas locations claiming to do this on demand. They operate outside normal medical practice, are unregulated and unsafe. Please note the warning against such things here https://www.christopherreeve.org/blog/daily-dose/caution-the-possible-dangers-of-offshore-epidural-stimulation-treatments Many people have come to serious harm and even more have had their savings wiped out by falling for these scams. Reputable health care providers do not make exaggerated claims and do not offer still unproven/incompletely tested treatments outside of a research protocol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jschorr Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 Thank you Sheryl, I will share your wise advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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