Current Evidence Lacking to Guide Clinical Practice for Spinal Cord Stimulation in the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury: A Review of the Literature and a Proposal for Future Study.
Marissa L Dombovy-JohnsonChristine L HuntMelissa M B MorrowTim J LamerThomas P PittelkowPublished in: Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain (2020)
The synthesized findings from primarily case studies support the safety of SCS in SCI with the suggestion of potential pain relief benefit; however, data from low-quality studies are insufficient for informing clinical practice. A well-designed, prospective clinical trial is proposed to further investigate this indication.