Spinal cord stimulation indications

• German National Guidelines for Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
• An Evidence-Based Consensus for the Use of Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Non-Surgical Low Back Pain: The NEURON Group
• Retrograde cervical insertion of spinal cord stimulator in persistent spinal pain syndrome type 2 in patient with fusion from sacrum to T10
• The Long-term Outcome of Usual and Unusual Indications for Spinal Cord Stimulation: A Prospective Study
• Effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation in diabetic patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia: small cohort study
• Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Implantation Combining Ultrasound With Microendoscopy for Management of Chronic Neuropathic Pain: A Case Series Study
• Neuromodulation for neuropathic pain
• The Retrograde Approach of Surgical Paddle-Lead Placement for Spinal Cord Stimulation

see Spinal cord stimulation for walking restoration.

SCS is a minimally invasive and reversible intervention for chronic pain. On the basis of the current literature, SCS may be an alternative treatment strategy in refractory angina pectoris and peripheral vascular disease patients, presenting a low surgical risk profile. However, further clinical trials with larger sample sizes and extended follow-up are required to confirm this finding ¹⁾.

Addressing psychological issues before SCS implantation can reduce the failure rate of SCS ²⁾.

see Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain.

Spinal Cord Stimulation for Refractory Angina Pectoris

Results suggest that younger age is associated with greater long-term effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation and therefore age may influence the success of SCS therapy with older patients having a greater tendency to failure. Earlier intervention may be beneficial in these chronic pain patients ³⁾.