Patient Experience with Open-Loop Spinal Cord Stimulation Devices Across Manufacturers and Waveforms: Results of a Double-Blind Survey
Patients report a high degree of satisfaction with SCS therapy for chronic pain regardless of the years since their implants. The data from this survey suggest opportunities for further innovation, especially attempts to minimize the side effects of therapy, reduce the burden of device management, and offer a more automatic and seamless experience. Novel closed-loop SCS systems have been demonstrated to be effective in reducing therapy side effects and ensuring consistent dosing as patients engage in ADLs. More evidence from long-term follow-up on patients implanted with closed-loop SCS systems is necessary to understand the overall benefits for SCS patients.
Authors
- Scott G. Pritzlaff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6870-160X)
- Kate Robertson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0922-3126)
- Vwaire Orhurhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2794-738X)
- Ashish Gulve (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8137-4842)
- David Provenzano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2147-3523)
- Mehul J. Desai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6870-9436)
- Lisa M. Johanek
- Henry Vucetic
- Louis Archila
- Sean Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0492-1179)
- Melissa Murphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4926-1178)
- Abi Franke
Institutions
- James Cook University Hospital (GB)
- Medtronic (United States) (US)
- Pain Management Centers Of America (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pain Physician
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36076/ppj.2025.28.e205
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.19