Study protocol for a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial to investigate the influence of peripheral nerve stimulation on patients with chronic sacroiliac joint syndrome (SILENCING).

Background: The prevalence of sacroiliac joint pain (SIJP) is estimated to be 10-30% in patients with chronic low back pain. Numerous conservative and surgical treatment modalities for SIJP have been described with limited evidence regarding long-term pain relief. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a well-established technique to treat patients with chronic low back pain.

Peripheral nerve stimulation for the treatment of chronic knee pain.

The average age of our population is increasing, resulting in a high incidence of chronic degenerative knee pathologies. Several treatment options, including surgical procedures are available to help mitigate these pathologies. However, the percentage of subjects with chronic post-surgical knee pain is still estimated at 16-20%.

Spinal Cord Stimulation: A Reasonable Alternative Treatment in Patients With Symptomatic Adult Scoliosis for Whom Surgical Therapy Is Not Suitable? A Pilot Study.

Introduction: In adult scoliosis, dorsal instrumentation and fusion can provide significant improvement of pain and disability scores (Owestry Index); however, complication rates of up to 39% have been reported. As such, recent attempts have been made at expanding the surgical spectrum to include less invasive techniques in patients such as neuromodulation, specifically spinal cord stimulation (SCS). We therefore aimed to evaluate its use in a larger cohort of adult scoliosis patients in the form of a pilot study.