Spinal Cord Stimulation in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: Advances, Outcomes, and Future Directions
Roberto Gazzeri, Jacopo Mosca, Felice Occhigrossi, Marcelo Galarza, Riccardo Schiaffini, Giustino Varrassi, Marco Mercieri, Matteo Luigi Giuseppe Leoni, Alfredo Caturano · 2025
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Roberto Gazzeri and co-authors review spinal cord stimulation for painful nerve damage from diabetes, in a 2025 paper. Drugs often fail to control this pain. A stimulator sends mild pulses to the spinal cord to ease it. The team searched fifteen years of studies, including trials and long-term follow-ups.
Trials consistently showed stronger pain relief from stimulation than from drug care alone. In the largest recent trial, most stimulated patients halved their pain at six months. Very few drug-only patients did so. Longer studies kept relief in over half of patients for five to ten years. Sleep, nerve function, and quality of life also improved. Complications were uncommon, with a small share needing device removal for infection. The authors back stimulation for carefully chosen patients with stubborn pain.
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| CREATOR | Roberto Gazzeri, Jacopo Mosca, Felice Occhigrossi, Marcelo Galarza, Riccardo Schiaffini, Giustino Varrassi, Marco Mercieri, Matteo Luigi Giuseppe Leoni, Alfredo Caturano |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 65 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |