Open Access<p>Treatment of a Large Cohort of Veterans Experiencing Musculoskeletal Disorders with Spinal Cord Stimulation in the Veterans Health Administration: Veteran Characteristics and Outcomes</p>
Author(s) -
Laura D. Wandner,
Brenda T. Fenton,
Joseph L. Goulet,
Constance M. Carroll,
Alicia Heapy,
Diana M. Higgins,
Matthew J. Bair,
Friedhelm Sandbrink,
Robert D. Kerns
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s241567
Subject(s) - medicine , veterans affairs , spinal cord stimulator , cohort , chronic pain , physical therapy , implant , opioid , cohort study , depression (economics) , spinal cord stimulation , spinal cord , psychiatry , surgery , receptor , economics , macroeconomics
Spinal cord stimulator (SCS) implantation is used to treat chronic pain, including painful musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). This study examined the characteristics and outcomes of veterans receiving SCSs in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities.