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Papers: 21 Dec 2019 - 27 Dec 2019


Human Studies


2021 Apr


Neuromodulation


24


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Potential Therapeutic Effect of Low Amplitude Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation on Pain.

Authors

Leong S L, De Ridder D, Deer T, Vanneste S
Neuromodulation. 2021 Apr; 24(3):574-580.
PMID: 31854070.

Abstract

The SUNBURST Study, a USA-based controlled cross-over trial demonstrated that burst spinal cord stimulation was superior compared to tonic stimulation in suppressing chronic intractable pain. However, when on burst stimulation, participants preferred lower to higher amplitudes. This led to the hypothesis that lower burst amplitudes will correlate with lower pain scores while higher amplitudes will be associated with higher pain scores.