Amnon A Berger, Yao Liu, HarLee Possoit, Anna C Rogers, Warner Moore, Kyle Gress, Elyse M Cornett, Alan David Kaye, Farnad Imani, Kambiz Sadegi, Giustino Varrassi, Omar Viswanath, Ivan Urits
CONTEXT: Chronic neuropathic pain is a common condition, and up to 11.9% of the population have been reported to suffer from uncontrolled neuropathic pain. Chronic pain leads to significant morbidity, lowered quality of life, and loss of workdays, and thus carries a significant price tag in healthcare costs and lost productivity. dorsal root ganglia (DRG) stimulation has been recently increasingly reported and shows promising results in the alleviation of chronic pain. This paper reviews the background of DRG stimulation, anatomical, and clinical consideration and reviews the clinical evidence to support its use...
April 2021: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine