Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society
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Letter Case Reports
Treatment of contact dermatitis associated with spinal cord stimulator pulse generator--technical note.
Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sheets have been successfully used as a biologic barrier in the treatment of pacemaker contact dermatitis. ⋯ This technique is an effective way of treating contact dermatitis related to implantable pulse generators, without the need for explantation of the neuromodulation system.
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Letter Case Reports
Coccygeal fracture pain cured by sacral neuromodulation: a case report.
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Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) by high-frequency electrical pulses has been used since the early 1970s for relief of chronic intractable pain following limb amputation. The long-term effectiveness of SCS for amputation-related pain with ongoing after-care is reviewed by assessment of all such cases managed over 20 years in the Neurostimulator Clinic at the Royal London Hospital. ⋯ Successful SCS in some patients with amputation-related pain otherwise resistant to treatment indicates that the procedure merits continued use with further efforts to refine technique.
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Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is increasingly gaining widespread use as a treatment for chronic pain. A widely used electronic registry could play a pivotal role in improving this complex and cost-intensive treatment. We aimed to construct a comprehensive, universally available data base for SCS. ⋯ We believe that the data base described in this article offers a powerful and versatile data collection tool suited for both clinicians and researchers in the field. The basic data base structure is immediately available on a no-cost basis, and we invite our colleagues to make use of the data base as part of the efforts to further the field of neuromodulation.
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Letter Case Reports
Spinal-peripheral neurostimulation (SPN) for bilateral postherniorrhaphy pain: a case report.
Postherniorrhaphy pain is a not uncommon, and difficult to treat, pain condition. Success with different methods of neurostimulation has been reported in the literature in the last decade. We assess the use of a new modality of neuromodulation--spinal-peripheral neurostimulation (SPN). ⋯ SPN can be an effective treatment for postherniorrhaphy pain resistant to conservative management.