Comparing Conventional Medical Management to Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Low Back Pain in a Cohort of DISTINCT RCT Patients.
Timothy Ray DeerRobert D HerosEdward TavelSayed WaheziRobert FunkPatrick BuchananAnne ChristopherJacqueline Soicher WeisbeinChristopher GilliganDenis G PattersonAjay AntonyMohab IbrahimNathan MillerKeith ScarfoGayle JohnsonThadchaigeni PanchalingamUdoka OkaroJames YuePublished in: Journal of pain research (2024)
SCS demonstrates superior, long-term performance and safety outcomes compared to CMM therapy in LBP patients who received both CMM and SCS therapy. Additionally, SCS patients experienced reduced healthcare resource utilization and lower costs compared to those receiving CMM.