AI Article Synopsis
- Intercostal neuralgia is hard to treat and can significantly impact a person's quality of life, even with various therapy options.
- The report details a case of a 56-year-old man who experienced significant improvement in his chronic pain after receiving a spinal cord stimulator implant due to rib fractures and prior surgeries.
- This suggests that neuromodulation therapies, like spinal cord stimulation, may be effective for treating intercostal neuralgia in similar patients.
Article Abstract
Intercostal neuralgia can be debilitating and extremely difficult to treat despite multi-modal therapies. The literature describing the role of neuromodulation in patients with intercostal neuralgia is scarce. In this medically challenging case report, we describe a 56-year-old male with a near complete resolution of intractable chronic intercostal neuralgia, secondary to traumatic rib fractures and multiple surgical interventions, with a single lead thoracic spinal cord stimulator (SCS) implant. Neuromodulation therapies should be considered as a viable option for this patient population.
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