Effectiveness of cervical spinal cord stimulation for the management of chronic pain

Neuromodulation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 265-271

  Deer, Timothy R ^a   Skaribas, Ioannis M ^b   Haider, Nameer ^c   Salmon, John ^d   Kim, Chong ^e   Nelson, Christopher ^f   Tracy, Jerry ^g   Espinet, Anthony ^h   Lininger, Todd E ⁱ   Tiso, Robert ^j   Archacki, Melinda A ^k   Washburn, Stephanie N ^k  

^a Center for Pain Relief   (United States)

^b Greater Houston Pain Consultants   (United States)

^c Spine and Skeletal Pain Medicine   (United States)

^d PainCare Multidisciplinary Group   (Australia)

^e WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Physicians Skin Care PLLC   (United States)

^g Gosy and Associates Pain Treatment and Neurology LLP   (United States)

^h Pindara Physiotherapy   (Australia)

ⁱ Pain Care Associates   (United States)

^j New York Spine and Wellness Center   (United States)

^k St Jude Medical Neuromodulation Division   (United States)

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Author keywords

Cervical radiculopathy; cervical spinal cord stimulation; complex regional pain syndrome; failed neck surgery syndrome; registry

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NEUROMODULATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRODUCTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; ECONOMICS; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; EVALUATION STUDY; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PROCEDURES; RADICULOPATHY; REGISTER;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; HUMANS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADICULOPATHY; REGISTRIES; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84899920592     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ner.12119     Document Type: Article

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