Neuromodulation for Pain Treatment

Peripheral neuromodulation for pain.

The past decade (1999-2009) has witnessed a dramatic increase in the use of electrical stimulation to treat chronic, intractable pain. The implantation of electrodes in close proximity to peripheral nerves, known as peripheral nerve stimulation, has been enthusiastically adopted by neurosurgeons and interventional pain specialists. The most common conditions treated with this technique are head...

Neuromodulation techniques for treatment of refractory neuropathic pain

Article ID: WMC004271 Article Type: Guidelines Submitted on:07-Jun-2013, 04:41:04 AM GMT Published on: 07-Jun-2013, 08:15:41 AM GMT Article URL: http://www.webmedcentral.com/article_view/4271 Subject Categories:NEUROSURGERY

Neuromodulation of cancer pain.

Managing cancer-related chronic pain is challenging to health care professionals as well as cancer patients and survivors. The management of cancer-related pain has largely consisted of pharmacological treatments, which has caused researchers to focus on neurotransmitter activity as a mediator of patients' perception of pain rather than the electrical activity during neurobiological processes o...

Role of Neuromodulation and Optogenetic Manipulation in Pain Treatment

Neuromodulation, including invasive and non-invasive stimulation, has been used to treat intractable chronic pain. However, the mechanisms by which neuromodulation produces antinociceptive effect still remain uncertain. Optogenetic manipulation, a recently developed novel approach, has already proven its value to clinicians by providing new insights into mechanisms of current clinical neuromodu...

Noninvasive Neuromodulation Methods in the Treatment of Chronic Pain