ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
The Added Value of Subcutaneous Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation Combined with SCS, as Salvage Therapy, for Refractory Low Back Pain Component in Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Implanted Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study (CUMPNS Study) Based on 3D-Mapping Composite Pain Assessment.
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- Peripheral nerve field stimulation for chronic low back pain: a systematic review.Pain reports · 2026Review
- Structural and Functional Treatment of Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Type 2: A Fibrosis-Stratified Network Meta-Analysis of Epidural Adhesiolysis and Neuromodulation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- The Added Value of Digital Body Chart Pain Surface Assessment as an Objective Biomarker: Multicohort Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Observational
- Treatment modalities for patients with Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Type II: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Communications medicine · 2025Article
- An Evidence-Based Consensus for the Use of Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Non-Surgical Low Back Pain: The NEURON Group.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- Treatment Options for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: An Umbrella Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews on the Effectiveness of Therapeutic Interventions.Spine surgery and related research · 2024Review
- "Neuro-Fiber Mapping": An Original Concept of Spinal Cord Neural Network Spatial Targeting Using Live Electrostimulation Mapping to (Re-)Explore the Conus Medullaris Anatomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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- Research hotspots and trends on spinal cord stimulation for pain treatment: a two-decade bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Combining Awake Anesthesia with Minimal Invasive Surgery Optimizes Intraoperative Surgical Spinal Cord Stimulation Lead Placement.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Advances in Neuromodulation for Chronic Pain.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- The Challenge of Converting "Failed Spinal Cord Stimulation Syndrome" Back to Clinical Success, Using SCS Reprogramming as Salvage Therapy, through Neurostimulation Adapters Combined with 3D-Computerized Pain Mapping Assessment: A Real Life Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Patient Selection for Spinal Cord Stimulation in Treatment of Pain: Sequential Decision-Making Model - A Narrative Review.Journal of pain research · 2022Review
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19 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
While Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) provides satisfaction to almost 2/3 of Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome-Type 2 (PSPS-T2) patients implanted for refractory chronic back and/or leg pain, when not adequately addressed the back pain component, leaves patients in a therapeutic cul-de-sac. Peripheral Nerve field Stimulation (PNfS) has shown interesting results addressing back pain in the same population. Far from placing these two techniques in opposition, we suggest that these approaches could be combined to better treat PSPS-T2 patients. We designed a RCT (CUMPNS), with a 12-month follow-up, to assess the potential added value of PNfS, as a salvage therapy, in PSPS-T2 patients experiencing a "Failed SCS Syndrome" in the back pain component. Fourteen patients were included in this study and randomized into 2 groups ("SCS + PNfS" group/
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