The Clinical journal of pain
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Review Comparative Study
Spinal cord stimulation for complex regional pain syndrome: an evidence-based medicine review of the literature.
The purpose of this investigation is to assess the evidence for efficacy of SCS in the management of pain in patients with CRPS. ⋯ Although limited in quality and quantity, available evidence from the examined literature suggests that SCS is effective in the management of pain in patients with CRPS (grade B/C). Clinically useful information extracted from the available studies is very limited in guiding clinicians in the rational use of SCS for pain management in CRPS patients. Future attempts to investigate the efficacy of SCS in CRPS patients should involve methodologically robust designs such as randomized studies that have sufficient power.