Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE
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Pacing Clin Electrophysiol · Jul 1986
Comparative StudyTotally implantable spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain: design and efficacy.
Neurostimulators used to treat chronic, intractable pain have evolved from technical developments in pacemaker technology. A totally implantable spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system was designed based on elements of a widely used cardiac pacemaker. ⋯ Seventy percent of the patients experienced good or excellent pain relief at an average of 14.5 months after implant. Patients who used an automatic ON/OFF cycling mode of stimulation reported greater pain relief than patients who were stimulated continuously.