The appropriate use of neurostimulation: avoidance and treatment of complications of neurostimulation therapies for the treatment of chronic pain

TR Deer, N Mekhail, D Provenzano, J Pope… - … : Technology at the …, 2014 - Elsevier
Introduction: The International Neuromodulation Society (INS) has determined that there is a
need for guidance regarding safety and risk reduction for implantable neurostimulation …

1. Lumbosacral radicular pain

L Peene, SP Cohen, JW Kallewaard, A Wolff… - Pain …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Patients suffering lumbosacral radicular pain report radiating pain in one or
more lumbar or sacral dermatomes. In the general population, low back pain with leg pain …

Incidence and risk factors for spinal cord stimulator lead migration with or without loss of efficacy: a retrospective review of 91 consecutive thoracic lead implants

ML Dombovy-Johnson, RS D'Souza, CT Ha… - … : Technology at the …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Lead migration after spinal cord stimulator (SCS) implant is a commonly reported
complication and the most common reason for revision surgery in cases of loss of efficacy …

The use of 10-kilohertz spinal cord stimulation in a cohort of patients with chronic neuropathic limb pain refractory to medical management

A Al-Kaisy, S Palmisani, T Smith, S Harris… - … : Technology at the Neural …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective It is the purpose of this study to document our experience with the use of a 10-kHz
high-frequency spinal cord stimulation (SCS) device for the relief of neuropathic pain of the …

Most medical practices are not parachutes: a citation analysis of practices felt by biomedical authors to be analogous to parachutes

MJ Hayes, V Kaestner, S Mailankody… - … Association Open Access …, 2018 - cmajopen.ca
Background: In a 2003 paper in BMJ, the authors made the tongue-in-cheek observation
that there are no randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of parachutes. This paper has been …

Complications of spinal cord stimulator trials and implants: a review

I Garg, D Wang - Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been used for decades to
alleviate chronic pain. A growing body of literature suggests that the procedure is not without …

The Neurostimulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee (NACC): recommendations on best practices for cervical neurostimulation

TR Deer, M Russo, JS Grider, J Pope… - … : Technology at the …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction The International Neuromodulation Society convened a multispecialty
group of physicians based on expertise with international representation to establish …

Incidence of lead migration with loss of efficacy or paresthesia coverage after spinal cord stimulator implantation: systematic review and proportional meta-analysis of …

T West, M ElSaban, N Hussain, J Schappell… - … : Technology at the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of this meta-analysis was to approximate the incidence of overall
lead migration, clinically significant lead migration, and asymptomatic lead migration in …

[HTML][HTML] Redefining spinal cord stimulation “trials”: a randomized controlled trial using single-stage wireless permanent implantable devices

RB North, A Calodney, R Bolash, KV Slavin… - … : Technology at the …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background “Traditional” spinal cord stimulation (SCS) trials with percutaneous electrodes
externalized to a pulse generator (PG) are typically limited in duration due to risk of infection …

Combined cervical and thoracic spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain: A systematic literature review

H Tan, MA Elkholy, AM Raslan - Pain Practice, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is conventionally placed at either cervical or
thoracic spinal regions to treat chronic pain. However, for patients with multiarea pain …