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What is Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implant?

Peripheral Nerve Stimulation is a technique for managing chronic and intractable pain. New techniques include the implantation of stimulation devices.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 1 0
Trigeminal neuralgia (trigeminal nerve pain) 1 0
Chronic Pain Syndrome 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
Sciatic Neuralgia 1 0

See all 2 patients currently having Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implant

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implant

Nighttime leg spasms 1
Headaches 1
Tingling 1
Skin pain 1
Buttocks pain 1
Muscle spasms in legs 1
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implant

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implant

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 100%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implant

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

Report created on May 28, 2012.