Spinal cord stimulation in peripheral vascular pain

Appl Neurophysiol. 1983;46(5-6):290-4. doi: 10.1159/000101276.

Abstract

Results in 12 patients suffering from pain due to peripheral vascular pathology and treated with spinal neurostimulation are reported. The best results were obtained in stage III of vascular disease; however, our results indicate that regression of the pain symptom and healing of trophic lesions do not always correspond to any variation in blood flow.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arteriosclerosis / therapy
  • Diabetic Angiopathies / therapy
  • Electric Stimulation Therapy / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ischemia / physiopathology
  • Ischemia / therapy*
  • Leg / blood supply*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain Management*
  • Rheology
  • Scleroderma, Systemic / therapy
  • Spinal Cord / physiopathology*
  • Vasodilation