Some embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for
modulating neural tissue including systems and components for selective
stimulation and/or neuromodulation of targeted neural tissue. Targeted
neural tissue may include one or more ganglia including those of the
spinal nerves in the dorsal root and the sympathetic chain. Methods also
include implantation of an electrode on, in or around a dorsal root
ganglia. Some other embodiments of the present invention provide methods
for selective neurostimulation of one or more dorsal root ganglia as well
as techniques for applying neurostimulation to the spinal cord. Still
other embodiments of the present invention provide stimulation systems
and components for selective stimulation and/or neuromodulation of one or
more dorsal root ganglia through implantation of an electrode on, in or
around a dorsal root ganglia in combination with a pharmacological agent.