23rd Annual Pain Medicine Meeting 2024

Title: Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain Management in Spinal Cord Injury: A State-of-the-Art Review

Introduction

*Chronic pain is common after spinal cord injury (SCI)

*Neuromodulation through spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an effective treatment modality for chronic pain patients

*Growing literature suggests this may also be useful in managing chronic pain for patients with SCI

*However, research on SCS in SCI for chronic pain is limited

Methods

*Using PRISMA Guidelines, a literature search was performed (PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane)

*Inclusion criteria: SCI diagnosis, treatment with SCS, human participant, adult (18+) patient, and quantitative or qualitative outcomes available for pain

Results

*531 Studies were identified

*527 Studies were screened

*23 Full-text reviews

*7 Studies were included in the final analysis

Conclusion

*The literature is limited regarding the use of SCS in SCI for pain management

*SCS has been shown to provide pain relief to patients with chronic pain, and this modality may benefit patientswith chronic pain after SCI

*Additional high-quality research is needed to assess the efficacy of SCS for pain management after SCI

23rd Annual Pain Medicine Meeting 2024

SPINAL CORD STIMULATION FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT IN SPINAL CORD INJURY: A STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEW

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