High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain: Pre-Clinical Overview and Systematic Review of Controlled Trials
Author(s) -
Mark C. Bicket,
Roger Y. Dunn,
Shihab Ahmed
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1526-4637
pISSN - 1526-2375
DOI - 10.1093/pm/pnw156
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal cord stimulation , chronic pain , spinal cord stimulator , clinical trial , stimulation , systematic review , spinal cord , physical medicine and rehabilitation , anesthesia , physical therapy , medline , psychiatry , political science , law
To assess the evidence base for high-frequency spinal cord stimulation (HFSCS). HFSCS has the potential to provide paresthesia-free pain relief for patients with chronic pain, in contrast to conventional spinal cord stimulation, which produces distracting and potentially unpleasant paresthesias.
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