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When contemplating neuromodulation as the next potential step, the treatment paradigm in the pain care algorithm, careful attention must be paid to the patient’s potential to respond to the therapy. There are a number of factors (both disease- and patient-specific) one must consider when selecting patients for this treatment modality to maximize the change of a successful outcome. Data suggest that particular disease states are more likely to respond to spinal cord stimulation (SCS) than others (e.g., radicular pain versus phantom limb).
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Hunter, C.W., Lee, E.T., Masone, R., Deer, T.R. (2016). Patient Selection. In: Deer, T., Pope, J. (eds) Atlas of Implantable Therapies for Pain Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2110-2_2
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