Spinal Stimulation for Pain: Future Applications #MMPMID24696306
Slavin KV
Neurotherapeutics 2014[Jul]; 11 (3): 535-42 PMID24696306show ga
With continuous progress and rapid technological advancement of neuromodulation it is conceivable that within next decade or so, our approach to the electrical stimulation of the spinal cord used in treatment of chronic pain will change radically. The currently used spinal cord stimulation (SCS), with its procedural invasiveness, bulky devices, simplistic stimulation paradigms, and frustrating decline in effectiveness over time will be replaced by much more refined and individually tailored modality. Better understanding of underlying mechanism of action will allow us to use SCS in a more rational way, selecting patient-specific targets and techniques that properly fit each patient with chronic pain based on pain characteristics, distribution, and cause. Based on the information available today, this article will summarize emerging applications of SCS in the treatment of pain and theorize on further developments that may be introduced in the foreseeable future. An overview of clinical and technological innovations will serve as a basis for better understanding of SCS landscape for the next several years.Electronic supplementary material: The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s13311-014-0273-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Neurotherapeutics 2014 ; 11 (3): 535-42
