Rebuttal to: D'Souza et al; Semantics of “restorative” neurostimulation and “multifidus” neurostimulation: target-specific nomenclature is important in describing neurostimulation modalities

We thank Dr D’Souza and colleagues for their thoughtful commentary on our paper[1][1] ,[2][2], noting their concern that the term “restorative neurostimulation” is descriptively problematic because it risks overstating therapeutic intent. They acknowledge functional improvements in these