Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Painful Conditions of the Upper Extremity—An Overview
Abstract
:1. History of Neuromodulation and Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
2. Proposed Mechanism of Action for Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
3. The Appeal of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
4. Clinical Applications for Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Upper Extremity Pain
4.1. Post Amputation Pain
4.2. Hemiparetic Shoulder Pain
4.3. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
4.4. Radial, Median, and Ulnar Neuropathy
5. Complications of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Clinical Applications of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation | |
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Post-Amputation Pain | |
Hemiparetic Shoulder Pain |
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CRPS |
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Radial, Median, and Ulnar Neuropathy |
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Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Complications | |
Hardware-related | |
Biological |
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Yaccarino, V.; Jin, M.Y.; Abd-Elsayed, A.; Kraemer, J.M.; Sehgal, N. Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Painful Conditions of the Upper Extremity—An Overview. Biomedicines 2022, 10, 2776. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10112776
Yaccarino V, Jin MY, Abd-Elsayed A, Kraemer JM, Sehgal N. Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Painful Conditions of the Upper Extremity—An Overview. Biomedicines. 2022; 10(11):2776. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10112776
Chicago/Turabian StyleYaccarino, Vincent, Max Y. Jin, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Jacob M. Kraemer, and Nalini Sehgal. 2022. "Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Painful Conditions of the Upper Extremity—An Overview" Biomedicines 10, no. 11: 2776. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10112776