title: Treatment of multifocal pain with spinal cord stimulation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We report a retrospective case study of combined treatment of cancer-related pain and chronic low back and lower extremity pain related to postlaminectomy syndrome (PLS) with one spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patient underwent an uneventful SCS trial with percutaneous placement of two temporary eight-electrode leads (Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN) placed at the level of T8-T9-T10 and T5-T6-T7.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After successful trial, he was implanted with permanent leads and generator, reporting sustained pain relief at 12-month follow-up visit.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SCS is a trialable, reversible, and interactive therapy permitting patients to control the level of stimulation they feel based on their degree of pain.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SCS provides an effective, alternative treatment for select patients with cancer-related chest wall pain and pain related to PLS who have failed conservative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Comprehensive Pain Management of the Fox Valley, SC, Appleton, WI 54911, USA. aeyakovlev @yahoo.com
authors.forename: Alexander E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Yakovlev
authors.forename: Beth E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Resch
mesh_terms: D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology*