Modulation of Spinal Nociceptive Transmission by Sub-Sensory Threshold Spinal Cord Stimulation in Rats After Nerve Injury.

Fei YangWanru DuanQian HuangZhiyong ChenNeil FordXinyan GaoEellan SivanesanSridevi V SarmaLouis P Vera-PortocarreroBengt LinderothSrinivasa N RajaYun Guan

Published in: Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society (2019)

Traditional suprathreshold SCS acutely inhibits spinal nociceptive transmission. Low-frequency subthreshold SCS with a long pulse width (200 Hz, 1 msec), but not higher-frequency SCS, also attenuates C-LFP.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
neuropathic pain
spinal cord injury
blood pressure
peripheral nerve