Improved Psychosocial and Functional Outcomes and Reduced Opioid Usage Following Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation

ConclusionsOne ‐year outcomes after B‐SCS show improvements across all evaluated psychological measures with the largest impact observed on catastrophizing and depression (the affective component of pain processing). These pain‐related beliefs and behaviors, and not pain intensity, have been shown to put pat ients at greatest risk of a poor prognosis and quality of life.

Source: Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface - June 24, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Steven M. Falowski, Gregory A. Moore, Eric G. Cornidez, J. Kelby Hutcheson, Kenneth Candido, Isaac Pe ña, Bram Blomme, Robyn A. Capobianco Tags: Clinical Research Source Type: research