Background: Post-traumatic neuropathic pain in the head and face is a condition that is often refractory to medical management. Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) can be an effective treatment. Successful implantation of a novel minimally invasive wireless device is reported here.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the analgesic effect of a dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation technology utilizing high-frequency pulse rates to treat intractable chronic back and leg pain.
Methods: This case study presents the outcomes, with a novel, wireless, minimally invasive miniature neurostimulator system in a case of chronic back pain. The subject was implanted bilaterally with a Freedom 4A quadripolar electrode array at the L2 dorsal root ganglion.
Background: Peripheral nerve stimulation of primary afferent neurons provides control of localized chronic pain. This technique applies permanent electrical stimulation at the target area via a minimally invasive, subcutaneous placement of an electrode.
Objective: To assess the analgesic effects of minimally invasive wireless neuromodulation in the treatment of chronic intractable pain secondary to post-herpetic neuralgia.