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May 19th, 2022 - For decades, clinicians and scientists have focused on finding a cure for paralysis. However, research has shown that individuals with SCI more highly prioritize bladder, bowel and sexual functioning over the ability to walk again. There is still ...

May 18th, 2022 - Diabetes mellitus remains a public health problem, affecting 422 million people worldwide. Currently, there is no consensus around treating painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy in a step-wise manner. Among the non-pharmacological interventions, ...

May 17th, 2022 - This is a retrospective, observational study. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has found its application in chronic pain treatment, with failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) as one of the most important indications. However, to date, little is known a...

May 14th, 2022 - Recent studies using epidural spinal cord stimulation (SCS) have demonstrated restoration of motor function in individuals previously diagnosed with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). In parallel, the spinal evoked compound action potentials (ECAPs...

May 14th, 2022 - Nowadays, the success of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is evaluated separately in patients who have previous experiences with standard SCS and in SCS-naïve patients. Nevertheless, it is yet to be evaluated whether both patient groups are effective...

Aug 13th, 2014 - The Neuromodulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee (NACC) of the International Neuromodulation Society (INS) evaluated evidence regarding the safety and efficacy of neurostimulation to treat chronic pain, chronic critical limb ischemia, and r...

Jun 12th, 2013 - Neuropathic pain (NP) is often refractory to pharmacologic and noninterventional treatment. On behalf of the International Association for the Study of Pain Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group, the authors evaluated systematic reviews, clinica...

Aug 1st, 2009 - Comprehensive, evidence-based guidelines for interventional techniques in the management of chronic spinal pain are described here to provide recommendations for clinicians. To develop evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for interventional...

May 19th, 2022 - For decades, clinicians and scientists have focused on finding a cure for paralysis. However, research has shown that individuals with SCI more highly prioritize bladder, bowel and sexual functioning over the ability to walk again. There is still ...

May 13th, 2022 - Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a widely applied therapy to treat chronic neuropathic pain, and one of the most common indications is persisting radicular neuropathic pain following lumbar spine surgery. In traditional SCS therapies, the objectiv...

May 11th, 2022 - Overactive bladder (OAB) affects 12-30% of the world's population. The accompanying urinary urgency, urinary frequency and incontinence can impair the ability to work, interact in social activities and can result in poor social functioning. Multip...

May 4th, 2022 - Although the interaction between chronic pain and physical functioning is a well-accepted paradigm, objective data on how pain affects individuals' daily life is scanty. Most data are based on patient questionnaires. The purpose of this study is t...

May 3rd, 2022 - The purpose of this study is to compare outcomes between dorsal column spinal cord stimulation and dorsal root ganglion spinal cord stimulation in patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome at an infraumbilical location who have failed a course ...

May 17th, 2022 - New 18-month data for a 10-kHz implanted spinal cord stimulation device (Nevro) shows continued relief of painful diabetic neuropathy symptoms in patients refractory to conventional medical therapy. The 10-kHz device, called HFX, involves minimall...

May 12th, 2022 - In March, I shared a case of a woman with diabetes-related peripheral neuropathy to highlight issues of pain management in primary care. To recap: Maria, age 68, had been experiencing burning pain sensations in her feet and ankles for the past 3 y...

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Feb 14th, 2022 - A first-in-man pilot randomized study suggests that temporary spinal cord stimulation may reduce postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. Continuous external electrocardiographic monitoring fo...

Feb 7th, 2022 - Personalized epidural electrical stimulation (EES) restored independent motor movements in three patients with complete sensorimotor paralysis hours after therapy began, data from the ongoing STIMO clinical trial showed. Within a single day, spina...