Physical functioning following spinal cord stimulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mariam ElSaban Donald J Kleppel Eva Kubrova Gabriel A Martinez Alvarez Nasir Hussain Ryan Steven D'Souza

Published in: Regional anesthesia and pain medicine (2023)

This meta-analysis highlights significant improvements in physical function after SCS therapy. However, this finding was limited by a very low GRADE certainty of evidence and high heterogeneity.

Keyphrases

low grade
spinal cord
systematic review
high grade
physical activity
meta analyses
spinal cord injury
mental health
single cell
neuropathic pain
case control
stem cells
randomized controlled trial
cell therapy