Advocacy Update: Current Landscape and Challenges in Neuromodulation

Session

Description: As the field of neuromodulation continues to mature, it is undergoing a bold transformation, including expansion well beyond its traditional pain indications to address some of medicine’s most complex and under-treated conditions. This plenary session, Breaking Boundaries in Indications for Neuromodulation, will showcase cutting-edge science, patient-centered innovation, and trailblazing clinical applications that are reshaping the boundaries of what neuromodulation can achieve.

From restoring ambulation in spinal cord injury to managing pediatric abdominal pain, urinary retention, and fecal incontinence, this session will feature pioneering researchers and clinician-scientists leading the charge in these emerging indications. In particular, this plenary will highlight the lived experience of Peter Grahn, a scientist and patient with spinal cord injury, whose research and personal journey underscore the vital link between patient perspective and translational breakthroughs.

By convening thought leaders across pediatric pain, urology, and SCI neurorestoration, this session aims to foster cross-disciplinary discussion, spark new collaborations, and inspire attendees to push the frontiers of neuromodulation forward. The session will also end in several NANS award presentations.