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Treatment Options for Peripheral Neuropathy
Management of Symptoms of Peripheral Neuropathy
Spinal Cord Stimulation
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a treatment that delivers electrical stimulation to the dorsal column of the spinal cord through a surgically implanted electrode which is connected to an electrical stimulating device. Spinal cord stimulation is usually reserved for treatment of pain in patients with neuropathy who have not responded to conventional treatment. Up to 70% of these patients have reported pain relief one year after initiating treatment with SCS. Spinal cord stimulation appears to be more effective for spontaneous pain than for other types (e.g. allodynia). Studies are being conducted investigating the addition of an intrathecal baclofen pump (medication delivered directly into the spinal fluid) to SCS for patients with various types of neuropathic pain who do not respond to SCS alone.
