Present and potential use of spinal cord stimulation to control chronic pain

Pain Physician

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 235-246

  Song, Jason J ^a   Popescu, Adrian ^a   Bell, Russell L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Complex regional pain syndrome; Critical limb ischemia; Dorsal root ganglion stimulation; Failed back surgery syndrome; High frequency stimulation; Low back pain; Peripheral nerve field stimulation; Refractory angina pectoris; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA; DORSAL ROOT STIMULATION; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FOOT PAIN; HUMAN; INFECTION; LOW BACK PAIN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NERVE ROOT STIMULATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; PARESTHESIA; PROGRAMMABLE PULSE GENERATOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; DEVICES; PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION;

CHRONIC PAIN; HUMANS; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

EID: 84901256073     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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