Pre-implantation psychological assessment and two-year outcomes of spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain: a retrospective observational study

Short summary

Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) substantially and durably improved chronic pain (resting VAS from 8.56 to 4.22, movement VAS from 9.39 to 5.24), quality of life (EQ-5D-5L from 0.18 to 0.60), perceived health, and sleep over two years in 40 patients, with over half maintaining ≥50% pain reduction.

AI-generated from the title and abstract; the full text is not read.