Pain Management Table 25 Spinal Cord Stimulation Post SCI

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Author Year
Country
Score
Research Design
Total Sample Size

Methods

Outcome

Cioni et al. 1995;
Italy
Downs & Black score=8
Case Series
N=25

Population: Age = 33-76 yrs; Gender: males = 19, females = 6; Time since injury = 1-39 yrs.
Treatment: An epidural electrode was inserted percutaneously over the posterior columns of the spinal cord. Spinal cord stimulation was performed with the following parameters: 85 cycles/sec, duration of 210 msec and varied intensity for comfortable parasthesias30 mins every 3 hrs during the day. Mean follow-up was 37.25 mths.
Outcome Measures: Pain relief.
  1. Results reported as %'s only. No statistical results reported.
  2. During SC stimulation, 22 patients reported parasthesias overlapping the painful area.
  3. 9 pts enjoyed 50% pain relief at the end of the test period. No pain relief was found in 3 of the patients.