title: Clinical inquiries. When should you consider implanted nerve stimulators for lower back pain?
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago/Illinois Masonic Family Practice Residency Program, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Merok
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guthmann
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blevins
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005194:Family Practice / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000628:therapy; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics