Subcutaneous stimulation as an additional therapy to spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of lower limb pain and/or back pain: A feasibility study

Neuromodulation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 108-117

  Hamm Faber, Tanja E ^a   Aukes, Hans A ^a   De Loos, Frank ^b   Gültuna, Ismail ^a  

^a ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Optimal Care Pain Clinic   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; failed back surgery syndrome; low back pain; neuromodulation; neuropathic pain; peripheral nerve field stimulation; subcutaneous stimulation

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; IBUPROFEN; METHOTREXATE; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PREGABALIN; TEMAZEPAM; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDURAL SPACE; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LIMB PAIN; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE GENERATOR; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPONDYLODESIS; SUBCUTANEOUS STIMULATION; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84859575885     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2011.00393.x     Document Type: Article

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