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Health-Care Utilization and Outcomes with 10 kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Refractory Pain
Author(s) -
Mayank Gupta,
Mahoua Ray,
Nicole Ladesich,
Akshat Gupta
Publication year - 2021
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.s306126
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal cord stimulation , refractory (planetary science) , chronic pain , health care , stimulation , spinal cord , spinal cord stimulator , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , physics , astrobiology , economic growth , economics
Chronic pain is a common condition associated with decreased quality of life and increased health-care costs. Opioid analgesics are routinely used to treat chronic pain despite limited evidence of long-term efficacy. Spinal cord stimulation at a frequency of 10 kilohertz (10kHz-SCS) has been shown to be effective for treating chronic pain.

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