Uncommon areas of electrical stimulation for pain relief.
Uncommon stimulation refers to the use of peripheral nerve and spinal cord stimulation for nontraditional applications. There has been much interest recently with subcutaneous suboccipital stimulation for occipital neuralgia, sacral stimulation for pelvic pain, trigeminal stimulation for trigeminal neuralgia, and spinal cord stimulation for angina and peripheral ischemia. The indications and techniques used for accomplishing each method are discussed.
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Department of Anesthesiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th Street, Room 1C282, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA.
D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves; D011859:Radiography; D013116:Spinal Cord