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Comparison of 10-kHz High-Frequency and Traditional Low-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Back and Leg Pain

Neurosurgery · 2016 · Vol. 79(5) · pp. 667–677

Leonardo Kapural✉(Carolinas Pain Institute)Cong Yu(Millennium Pain Center)Matthew W. Doust(Millennium Pain Center)Bradford E. Gliner(Creative Commons)Ricardo Vallejo(Creative Commons)B. Todd Sitzman(Creative Commons)Kasra Amirdelfan(Carolinas Pain Institute)Donna M. Morgan(Millennium Pain Center)Thomas Yearwood(Millennium Pain Center)Richard Bundschu(Creative Commons)Thomas P. Yang(Carolinas Pain Institute)Ramsin Benyamin(Creative Commons)Abram H. Burgher(Creative Commons)

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Abstract

IPG, implantable pulse generatorMCID, minimal clinically important differencePI, permanent implantODI, Oswestry Disability IndexSCS, spinal cord stimulationVAS, Visual Analog Scale.

Pain Management and Treatment Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentMedicineRandomized controlled trialVisual analogue scaleSpinal cord stimulationSpinal cord stimulatorLow back painClinical endpointPhysical therapyPain reliefAnesthesia

MeSH terms

AdultAgedBack PainFemaleHumansLegMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementParesthesiaRadiculopathyFailed Back Surgery SyndromeIntervertebral Disc DegenerationChronic PainPain Management

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Pain Mechanisms: A New Theory