Tonic and burst spinal cord stimulation waveforms for the treatment of chronic, intractable pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

[1] Taylor RS(2006)Spinal cord stimulation in complex regional pain syndrome and refractory neuropathic back and leg pain/failed back surgery syndrome: results of a systematic review and meta-analysis J Pain and Symp Manage 31 S13-S19

[2] Deer T(2014)The appropriate use of neurostimulation: new and evolving neurostimulation therapies and applicable treatment for chronic pain and selected disease states Neuromodulation 17 599-615

[3] Krames E(2001)Tonic and burst firing: dual modes of thalamocortical relay Trends Neurosci 24 122-126

[4] Mekhail N(2010)Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation: toward paresthesia-free pain suppression Neurosurgery 66 986-990

[5] Pope J(2013)Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation for limb and back pain World Neurosurg 80 642-649

[6] Leong M(2014)Prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to examine the effectiveness of Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation patterns for the treatment of failed back surgery syndrome Neuromodulation 17 443-450

[7] Stanton-Hicks M(2014)Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation evaluated in patients with failed back surgery syndrome and painful diabetic neuropathy Neuromodulation 17 152-159

[8] Sherman SM(2015)Improved pain relief with Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation for two weeks in patients using tonic stimulation: results from a small clinical study Neuromodulation 18 361-366

[9] De Ridder D(2003)Efficacy of spinal cord stimulation for neuropathic pain: assessment by abstinence Eur J Pain 7 513-519

[10] Vanneste S(2007)Thoracic spinal cord stimulation improves functional status and relieves symptoms in patients with refractory angina pectoris: the first placebo-controlled randomised study Heart 93 585-590

[1] Taylor RS(2006)Spinal cord stimulation in complex regional pain syndrome and refractory neuropathic back and leg pain/failed back surgery syndrome: results of a systematic review and meta-analysis J Pain and Symp Manage 31 S13-S19

[2] Deer T(2014)The appropriate use of neurostimulation: new and evolving neurostimulation therapies and applicable treatment for chronic pain and selected disease states Neuromodulation 17 599-615

[3] Krames E(2001)Tonic and burst firing: dual modes of thalamocortical relay Trends Neurosci 24 122-126

[4] Mekhail N(2010)Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation: toward paresthesia-free pain suppression Neurosurgery 66 986-990

[5] Pope J(2013)Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation for limb and back pain World Neurosurg 80 642-649

[6] Leong M(2014)Prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to examine the effectiveness of Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation patterns for the treatment of failed back surgery syndrome Neuromodulation 17 443-450

[7] Stanton-Hicks M(2014)Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation evaluated in patients with failed back surgery syndrome and painful diabetic neuropathy Neuromodulation 17 152-159

[8] Sherman SM(2015)Improved pain relief with Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation for two weeks in patients using tonic stimulation: results from a small clinical study Neuromodulation 18 361-366

[9] De Ridder D(2003)Efficacy of spinal cord stimulation for neuropathic pain: assessment by abstinence Eur J Pain 7 513-519

[10] Vanneste S(2007)Thoracic spinal cord stimulation improves functional status and relieves symptoms in patients with refractory angina pectoris: the first placebo-controlled randomised study Heart 93 585-590