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# Review of conventional management for refractory chronic pain before spinal cord stimulation

 05/02/2025

 A/Prof Russo is a co-author a new research article: Systematic review and meta-analysis of conventional medical management in a patient population with refractory chronic pain suitable to receive a spinal cord stimulation system

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A/Prof Russo is a co-author a new research article:

A new review examines how well conventional medical management (CMM) relieves pain in patients eligible for spinal cord stimulation (SCS). Analysing data from multiple clinical trials, the study found that CMM alone does not lead to meaningful pain reduction and has not improved significantly over time. These findings raise questions about its role as a control in future SCS research.

Read the complete article here: [https://academic.oup.com/painmedicine/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/pm/pnaf004/7997276?redirectedFrom=fulltext](https://academic.oup.com/painmedicine/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/pm/pnaf004/7997276?redirectedFrom=fulltext)

 

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