Multiple lead spinal cord stimulation for chronic mechanical low back pain: A comparative study with intrathecal opioid drug delivery

Neuromodulation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 260-266

  Raphael, Jon H ^a   Southall, Jane L ^b   Gnanadurai, T Victor ^b   Treharne, Gareth J ^b   Kitas, George D ^b  

^a The Guest Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Back pain; Intrathecal delivery; Opioids; Quality of life; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DIAMORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 8544238547     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1094-7159.2004.04211.x     Document Type: Article

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