Successful treatment of post traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain with paraspinal square wave stimulation.
OBJECTIVE
To determine if Paraspinal Square Wave Stimulation (PSWS) is effective in treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and or Chronic Pain.


METHODS
PSWS is applied to the paraspinal area from the craniocervical junction to the lower sacrum.


RESULTS
Patient achieved dramatic relief from PTSD, unequaled by any previous pharmacologic or psychotherapies. The chronic pain is almost completely disappeared, unlike any previous therapies.


CONCLUSIONS
PSWS is the treatment of choice for this patient with PTSD and Chronic Pain. This patient appears to have completely recovered from PTSD, unlike any other study reported so far.
Gottlieb
Philip D
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Guthrie Clinic, Sayre, Pennsylvania, USA.
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management; D012780:Short-Wave Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013131:Spine / Q000503:physiopathology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome