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treat severe pain, the most effective of
these devices are bulky and require invasive
surgery, while current keyhole
devices are far less effective at treating
pain. By combining the clinical effectiveness
of the surgical devices and the ease
of implantation of the keyhole devices,
the new device could be an effective,
long-term solution to intractable pain,
which affects millions worldwide. The
results are reported in the journal Science
Advances.
Pain is something that everyone experiences,
and for the vast majority of people,
it is temporary and treatable. However, for
some, pain becomes debilitating. In the
UK, back pain is the leading cause of disability,
costing the economy around £12
billion per year. In the United States, the
Centers for Disease Control and Pre -
vention estimates that as many as one in 12
Americans suffer from intractable back
pain that does not respond to conventional
treatments such as non-steroidal antiinflammatory
drugs (NSAIDs) or opioids.
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an
option for those who suffer from
intractable back pain or other types of
neuropathic pain, but despite its effecLower
back pain is a very common musculoskeletal disorder that affects millions of adults around
the world. (Credit: David Cross/CC BY_NC-SA 2.0)
tiveness, its use is limited, with just
50,000 procedures carried out worldwide
each year.
" Spinal cord stimulation is a treatment
of last resort, for those whose pain
has become so severe that it prevents
them from carrying out everyday activities, "
says Dr. Damiano Barone from
Cambridge's department of clinical neurosciences,
one of the paper's senior
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