1. A method for providing treatment therapy by a medical device to treat a nervous system disorder comprising the steps of: (a) implanting at least one therapy delivery element within a body of a patient; (b) implanting at least one monitoring element for sensing a neurological condition and generating a neurological signal; (c) coupling the therapy delivery element and the monitoring element to a therapy device, wherein the therapy device is capable of delivering therapy to the therapy delivery element and receiving the neurological signal from the monitoring element; (d) activating the therapy device to begin operation; and (e) preventing the therapy device from delivering therapy to the patient for a predetermined time period after the therapy device has been activated.