SmartTRAK is excited to be attending ASRA- the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine on Nov 16-18, 2017 in Lake Buena Vista, FL.
The importance of pain medicine providers has never been more apparent...
Anne Staylor

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SmartTRAK Attending ASRA 2017 Pain Medicine Meeting
By Anne Staylor on 11/13/17 10:28 PM
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The Future of NeuroInterventional Surgery: A SmartTRAK Interview with Don Frei, MD
By Anne Staylor on 11/9/17 7:01 PM
Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) President Donald F. Frei, MD talked with SmartTRAK at the SNIS 14th Annual Meeting regarding the future of neurointerventional surgery.
Don Frei, MD, President of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS), discusses key studies, trends, and technologies affecting the market for mechanical thrombectomy devices in an interview with SmartTRAK at the SNIS 14th Annual Meeting July 24-27, 2017 in Colorado Springs, CO.
A transcript of SmartTRAK’s interview with Don Frei, MD, is below. To listen to the audio interview recorded live at SNIS 2017, click here .
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Vagal Nerve Stimulation With Rehab Improves Long-Term Stroke Recovery
By Anne Staylor on 9/26/17 11:47 AM
SmartTRAK reports on two studies presented at INS 2017 evaluating the effect of VNS paired with rehab in stroke patients with upper limb paralysis.
One of the hottest emerging applications for neuromodulation is for improving function and movement in patients paralyzed by a stroke. Stroke affects almost 800,000 people every year in the US alone and is a leading cause of long-term disability, with an annual cost to the healthcare system of ~$33 billion.
At the International Neuromodulation Society (INS) 13th Annual Congress May 26-June 3 in Edinburgh, SmartTRAK interviewed Jesse Dawson, MD, Clinical Lead, Scottish Stroke Research Network, and Teresa Kimberley, PT, PhD Associate Professor, Division of Physical Therapy at the University of Minnesota, regarding a randomized, double-blinded trial evaluating the effect of vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) during stroke rehabilitation on upper limb function after an ischemic stroke using Microtransponder’s Vivistim System...
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Key Studies, Trends and Technologies in Neuromodulation
By Anne Staylor on 9/7/17 11:35 AM
International Neuromodulation Society (INS) President Tim Deer, MD discusses important research results as well as key trends and technologies in neuromodulation.
Timothy Deer, MD, FIPP, President of the International Neuromodulation Society (INS), at the INS 13th Annual Congress May 26-June 3 highlighted key studies, trends and technologies in neuromodulation in an interview with SmartTRAK in Edinburgh, Scotland...
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Nevro’s Growth Strategies and Challenges in the Spinal Cord Stimulation Market
By Anne Staylor on 5/29/17 3:50 PM
Nevro: The One to Beat!
In an interview with BioMedGPS, Nevro CEO Rami Elghandour discussed the Company’s success, its growth strategies, and some of the challenges of being the one to beat in the spinal cord stimulation (SCS) market.
Since disrupting the market with its paresthesia-free high frequency (HF10) Senza SCS System, Nevro has set a new standard of care for SCS with unparalleled clinical evidence and success in treating chronic intractable leg and back pain.
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Scott Brown, Integra LifeSciences, Tells Why He Uses SmartTRAK Every Single Day
By Anne Staylor on 5/15/17 3:07 PM
SmartTRAK Customer Testimonial
SmartTRAK user, Scott Brown, Director Strategic New Market Development, Integra LifeSciences tells why he uses SmartTRAK to manage his business every single day.
Scott Brown Video Testimonial
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Nuvectra: Positioned For Growth In Neuromodulation
By Anne Staylor on 5/4/17 2:00 PM
It’s been less than a year since Nuvectra Medical spun-off from Greatbatch Inc. (now Integer), and in that time Nuvectra has built a sales organization and laid the organizational foundation to become a, multi-indication neurostimulation company.
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Finding the Sweet Spot: Medtronic’s Growth Strategies for Spinal Cord Stimulation
By Anne Staylor on 2/25/17 12:00 PM
In an interview with BioMedGPS, Medtronic’s Marshall Stanton, MD discussed the Company’s strategies for gaining back market share in spinal cord stimulation and ongoing efforts to find the sweet spot in treating chronic intractable pain.
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BioMedGPS Announces Expansion of SmartTRAK Business Intelligence to the Neuromodulation and Neurovascular Markets
By Anne Staylor on 1/25/17 5:46 PM
January 25, 2017 02:46 PM Eastern Standard Time
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioMedGPS, the leading provider of real-time business analytics and analysis of the orthopedic/spine, wound care and regenerative medicine markets, announces expanded coverage of SmartTRAK Business Intelligence to the Neuro Therapies market with the introduction of SmartTRAK Neuromodulation and SmartTRAK Neurovascularmodules.
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Podcast: Medtronic's Strategy For Restorative Therapies Group’s Newly Formed Brain Therapies Division
By Anne Staylor on 10/21/16 10:00 AM
An Interview with Medtronic’s Brett Wall, Sr. VP and President, Brain Therapies and Scott Hutton, VP and General Manager, Neurosurgery