Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has long been tested in patients with back and leg pain. However, new patient groups are coming to light, such as those with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Erika Petersen, MD, FAANS, FACS, spoke to Pain Medicine News on her ongoing research treating this condition with 10-kHz SCS.
Petersen is a professor of neurosurgery and the director of the Section of Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine,