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Objectives  This study utilizes a model of long‐term spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in experimental painful diabetic polyneuropathy (PDPN) to investigate the behavioral response during and after four weeks of SCS (12 hours/day). Second, we investigated the effect of long‐term SCS on peripheral cutaneous blood perfusion in experimental PDPN.    Methods  Mechanical sensitivity was assessed in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats ( n  = 50) with von Frey analysis. Hypersensitive rats ( n  = 24) were implanted with an internal SCS battery, coupled to an SCS electrode covering spinal levels L2–L5. The effects of four weeks of daily conventional SCS for 12 hours ( n  = 12) or Sham SCS ( n  = 12) were evaluated with von Frey assessment, and laser Doppler imaging (LDI).    Results  Average paw withdrawal thresholds (PWT) increased during long‐term SCS in the SCS group, in contrast to a decrease in the Sham group (Sham vs. SCS;  p  = 0.029). Twenty‐four hours after long‐term SCS average PWT remained higher in the SCS group. Furthermore, the SCS group showed a higher cutaneous blood perfusion during long‐term SCS compared to the Sham group (Sham vs. SCS;  p  = 0.048). Forty‐eight hours after long‐term SCS, no differences in skin perfusion were observed.    Discussion  We demonstrated that long‐term SCS results in decreased baseline mechanical hypersensitivity and results in increased peripheral blood perfusion during stimulation in a rat model of PDPN. Together, these findings indicate that long‐term SCS results in modulation of the physiological circuitry related to the nociceptive system in addition to symptomatic treatment of painful symptoms.

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Long‐Term Spinal Cord Stimulation Alleviates Mechanical Hypersensitivity and Increases Peripheral Cutaneous Blood Perfusion in Experimental Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy