Is Spinal Cord Stimulation an Effective Treatment Option for Discogenic Pain?

Pain Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 194-201

  Vallejo, Ricardo ^a,b,c   Manuel Zevallos, L ^a   Lowe, Jessica ^a   Benyamin, Ramsin ^a,c,d  

^a MILLENNIUM PAIN CENTER   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRO MÉDICO TEKNON   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Discogenic pain; Low back pain; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCOGENIC PAIN; DISKOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84858008054     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2011.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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