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Reduced Pain and Improved Function Following Short-Term Use of Noninvasive BioWave High Frequency Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Pain Management
Abd-Elsayed A, Gyorfi M, Fischman M, Odonkor C, Siff B, Cyr K. Reduced Pain and Improved Function Following Short-Term Use of Noninvasive BioWave High Frequency Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Pain Management. Pain And Therapy 2023, 12: 553-562. PMID: 36807084, PMCID: PMC10036714, DOI: 10.1007/s40122-023-00480-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain scoresMedication useHigh-frequency peripheral nerve stimulationNoninvasive neuromodulationSafe side effect profileOverall pain reductionOverall pain scorePain treatment modalitiesDaily living scoreSide effect profileChronic pain patientsRetrospective pilot studyChronic pain reliefNeuromodulation systemPeripheral nervous systemCost-effective therapyPeripheral nerve stimulationShort-term useOverall painPain reductionPain reliefPlacebo groupWeeks patientsLiving scoreTherapy duration
2019
Association Between Pain Scores and Successful Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation
Orhurhu V, Chu R, Orhurhu MS, Odonkor CA. Association Between Pain Scores and Successful Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation. Neuromodulation Technology At The Neural Interface 2019, 23: 660-666. PMID: 31489751, DOI: 10.1111/ner.13044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain scoresPermanent SCS implantationSCS trialSCS implantsSCS implantationSpine surgeryPermanent SCSSpinal cord stimulation trialSpinal cord stimulator implantationLower pain scoresHigher pain scoresSurgical patientsStimulator implantationTotal cohortRetrospective studyStimulation trialsPatientsLarger studyTrialsScoresSurgeryImplantationAssociationSpecificity analysisMales