Tag: spinal cord stimulator
Multiple-modality spinal cord stimulation demonstrates sustained improvement in chronic pain outcomes
A spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system capable of simultaneously delivering multiple treatment modalities has produced a sustained improvement in outcomes in a randomised controlled...
Current gaps and barriers in patient access to spinal cord stimulation
Maricela Schnur (St Luke’s Hospital, Duluth, USA) highlights a handful of socioeconomic disparities, racial differences, and psychological and psychiatric factors, that currently present difficulties...
Antibiotic envelopes appear safe and effective in decreasing SCS surgical site...
Antibiotic impregnated envelopes appear to be a safe and effective modality for decreasing surgical site infection risks in spinal cord stimulation (SCS) implantation, according...
Placebo-controlled RCTs of spinal cord stimulation are on the rise, but...
Important methodological aspects of clinical trials of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) using a placebo are consistently being poorly reported, says a recent systematic review....
Flexible battery could revolutionise implanted devices
Experts at Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UK, have designed a flexible battery that could provide an alternative to the rigid batteries that usually power...
