Spinal cord stimulation could reduce pain associated with Parkinson’s disease

Written by Alice Bough (Future Science Group)

A group of researchers based at the University of California San Diego Health Center (CA, USA) has collaborated with experts in Japan to assess the impact of spinal cord stimulation on symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease. The results of the paper, published in Bioelectronic Medicine, suggest that spinal cord stimulation, when delivered in bursts, can significantly reduce pain and motor symptoms in Parkinson’s patients. The study recruited 15 individuals with a mean age of 74 who had Parkinson’s disease for an average of 17 years. All patients experienced pain that had not been alleviated by previous treatment strategies. Of those...

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