ReviewJournal of pain research2022
Evidence-Based Clinical Guidelines from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience for the Use of Implantable Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Chronic Pain.
Review in Journal of pain research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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65 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 88 citations in OpenAlex.
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Is Effective in the Management of Trigeminal Pain: A Systematic Review and meta-analysis.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Pooled it
- Methodological and statistical characteristics of meta-analyses on spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain: a systematic review.Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2025Pooled it
- The effectiveness of low-frequency electrical stimulation in treating hemiplegic shoulder pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Neuropathic Pain: A Health Technology Assessment.Ontario health technology assessment series · 2024Pooled it
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2023Pooled it
- Evidence-Based Treatment of Pain in Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy.Current pain and headache reports · 2023Pooled it
- Peripheral nerve field stimulation for chronic low back pain: a systematic review.Pain reports · 2026Review
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation of C2-C3 Nerves for Management of Headaches: A Description of a Novel Technique.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- The Evolving Role of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Postoperative Analgesia and Recovery.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- Neuromodulation for Pain and Fatigue in Hereditary and Acquired Neuromuscular Conditions: A Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- When all else fails: a narrative review of surgical options for intercostal neuralgia from a plastic surgery perspective.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Review
- Thoracic medial branch peripheral nerve stimulation for adjacent segment pain in a patient with a long construct fusion: a case report.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2026Article
- Restorative neuromodulation for chronic lumbar spine pain secondary to a long construct spinal fusion: a case report.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2026Article
- Peripheral nerve stimulation targeting the trochanteric branch of the femoral nerve for refractory greater trochanteric pain syndrome followed by dorsal root ganglion stimulation: A case report and mechanistic perspective.Interventional pain medicine · 2026Article
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- Predictors of Success for 60-Day Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Used for Treatment of Chronic Shoulder Pain: A Multicenter Retrospective Chart Review.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Electromagnetic neuromodulation for chronic pain: historical context, contemporary modalities, and evidence gaps.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Low Back Pain: A Review of the Recent Literature.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
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- Pain intensity and opioid consumption after temporary and permanent peripheral nerve stimulation: a 2-year multicenter analysis.Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2025Article
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11 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The objective of this peripheral nerve stimulation consensus guideline is to add to the current family of consensus practice guidelines and incorporate a systematic review process. The published literature was searched from relevant electronic databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Web of Science from database inception to March 29, 2021. Inclusion criteria encompassed studies that described peripheral nerve stimulation in patients in terms of clinical outcomes for various pain conditions, physiological mechanism of action, surgical technique, technique of placement, and adverse events. Twenty randomized controlled trials and 33 prospective observational studies were included in the systematic review process. There is Level I evidence supporting the efficacy of PNS for treatment of chronic migraine headaches via occipital nerve stimulation; chronic hemiplegic shoulder pain via stimulation of nerves innervating the trapezius, supraspinatus, and deltoid muscles; failed back surgery syndrome via subcutaneous peripheral field stimulation; and lower extremity neuropathic and lower extremity post-amputation pain. Evidence from current Level I studies combined with newer technologies facilitating less invasive and easier electrode placement make peripheral nerve stimulation an attractive alternative for managing patients with complex pain disorders. Peripheral nerve stimulation should be used judiciously as an adjunct for chronic and acute postoperative pain following adequate patient screening and positive diagnostic nerve block or stimulation trial.
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