RT Book, Section
A1 Diwan, Sudhir
A1 Gritsenko, Karina
A1 Mehta, Neel
A2 Diwan, Sudhir
A2 Staats, Peter S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1107200211
T1 Spinal Cord Stimulation: Hardware Specifications
T2 Atlas of Pain Medicine Procedures
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071738767
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107200211
RD 2024/04/18
AB Spinal  cord  stimulation  (SCS)  offers  hope  to  the  estimated  75  million  people  who  suffer  from  chronic  pain.  SCS  sends  electrical  impulses  that  trigger  nerve  fibers  selectively  in  the  dorsal  column  based  on  the  “gate  control”  theory.  This  interruption  of  pain  signals  traveling  to  the  cerebral  cortex  causes  feelings  of  pleasant  and  soothing  tingling  and  paresthesia  replacing  the  painful  sensation  of  pain.  Most  commonly,  SCS  is  utilized  for  the  treatment  of  chronic  neuropathic  pain  of  the  back,  trunk,  or  extremities.  Specifically  these  conditions  include  postlaminectomy  syndrome,  complex  regional  pain  syndrome,  diabetic  neuropathy,  as  well  as  other  off  label  uses  have  had  great  success  with  the  SCS.  SCS  has  successfully  relieved  pain  in  thousands  of  patients  with  severe  chronic  painful  conditions.