[Spinal cord stimulation in 62 patients: Retrospective evaluation].

OBJECTIVES

Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is used for various indications such as Failed Back Surgey Syndrome, peripheral causalgia, neuropathic pain, complex regional pain syndrome, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, peripheral vascular disease, ischemic heart disease and cancer pain.

METHODS

This is a retrospective study. 62 patients applied SCS were included in retrospective study from february 2011-january 2015 in Akdeniz University medicine faculty algology department. We asked about patients' VAS values before and after procedure, analgesic medicine usings, sleep disorders, pleasure after procedure, daily activity improvement and time of going back to work.

RESULTS

We found that decrease on the patients' pain severity and improvement on quality of sleep and daily activities.

CONCLUSION

As a result; our study and the other studies show that SCS is reliable and effective procedure on chronic pain management.