New treatment for pain due to lumbar stenosis with a percutaneous 16 polar lead: preliminary data

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis refers to several conditions that decrease the total area of the spinal canal, lateral recesses, or neural foramina. Usual treatment for symptomatic lumbar stenosis is surgical. Alternative medical treatment such as pain management should be reserved for patients whose surgical risk is prohibitive. Whereas in FBSS and LB patients lower limb pain can be alleviated easily with SCS, it is more difficult to achieve sufficient pain relief in the low back region. 16 polar lead has been a good and safe alternative to treat six patients with pain due to lumbar stenosis. Further data, a larger sample and a longer follow-up period are required to confirm these data.