Spinal Cord Stimulator Research Results

A study presented at the 23^rd annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine early last year – presented the results of the effectiveness of spinal cord stimulators to treat axial lower back pain in individuals with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS).

In this multi-center study, there were 226 patients from 14 different sites. In the screening phase of the study – which was the 5- 10-day trials, 76% (176) had an average decrease in back pain of 40%. Following this phase of the study, 159 patients received permanent spinal cord stimulator implants.

The study concluded that there was a significant reduction of axial low back pain as a result of the spinal cord stimulator. Preliminary data indicates that the spinal cord stimulator will effectively reduce low back pain on a long term basis, and that results should be similar to what was observed in the shorter time period.