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- Title
Neurostimulation for Intractable Chronic Pain.
- Authors
Deer, Timothy R.; Jain, Sameer; Hunter, Corey; Chakravarthy, Krishnan
- Abstract
The field of neuromodulation has seen unprecedented growth over the course of the last decade with novel waveforms, hardware advancements, and novel chronic pain indications. We present here an updated review on spinal cord stimulation, dorsal root ganglion stimulation, and peripheral nerve stimulation. We focus on mechanisms of action, clinical indications, and future areas of research. We also present current drawbacks with current stimulation technology and suggest areas of future advancements. Given the current shortage of viable treatment options using a pharmacological based approach and conservative interventional therapies, neuromodulation presents an interesting area of growth and development for the interventional pain field and provides current and future practitioners a fresh outlook with regards to its place in the chronic pain treatment paradigm.
- Subjects
CHRONIC pain; DORSAL root ganglia; PERIPHERAL nervous system; NEURAL stimulation; SPINAL cord
- Publication
Brain Sciences (2076-3425), 2019, Vol 9, Issue 2, p23
- ISSN
2076-3425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/brainsci9020023