Originally published by our sister publication, Pain Medicine News
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) therapy that delivers both paresthesia and subperception waves of stimulation appears to be more effective at providing chronic pain relief than SCS treatments that deliver paresthesia alone.
In a trial involving 89 patients with chronic pain, 88% of patients treated with SCS dual stimulation (supra- and subthreshold stimulation) achieved increased pain relief. Of patients who were treated with