Tag: pain management
Medical necessity “should drive all remote monitoring decisions” in SCS, expert...
The principle of medical necessity “should drive all remote monitoring decisions” relating to spinal cord stimulation (SCS) technologies, according to recommendations recently published in...
Medtronic names Paolo Di Vincenzo president of its neuromodulation business
Medtronic has shared that Paolo Di Vincenzo will join the company as president of its neuromodulation business, effective 30 October 2023. In this role,...
NANS leads multi-society response to “methodologically flawed” SCS re-review in Washington...
The North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) has led a multi-society response to the Washington State Health Care Authority (WSHCA) following its review of the...
Theranica announces new study indicating meaningful impact of Nerivio from as...
Theranica has announced the results of a study, recently published in the journal Pain Management, suggesting the rapid impact of Nerivio—the first and only...
Randomised trial finds active tDCS to be effective treatment in women...
A randomised, triple-blinded clinical trial involving 35 women has found that active transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)—delivered at an intensity of 2mA and across...
Spinal cord stimulation and other modalities will benefit from greater understanding...
Despite their clear significance in pain management, gender differences relating to the ways patients respond to neuromodulation therapies are relatively poorly understood and underpinned...
Salim Hayek
Salim Hayek is chief of the Division of Pain Medicine at University Hospitals of Cleveland and a professor in Case Western Reserve University’s Department...
New protocol may reduce need for psychological assessments prior to neuromodulation...
Researchers at Toronto Western Hospital in Canada have proposed a protocol that may precede in-person assessments prior to patients receiving neuromodulation therapies. Their protocol...
SPR Therapeutics announces first use of SPRINT extensa dual-lead peripheral nerve...
SPR Therapeutics, a developer of neurostimulation technology for pain management, has announced that Christopher Gilmore of Carolinas Pain Institute was the first to use...
