A combined unsupervised and supervised machine learning technique can help predict long-term spinal cord stimulation response for patients with chronic pain.
High-frequency spinal cord stimulation shows longer lasting pain relief than low-frequency SCS but with some sex-specific differences in effectiveness for treating chronic pain.
Don Goldenberg, MD, provides an overview of the various aspects of chronic pain in rheumatology and the inaccurate interchangeability of the terms “fibromyalgia” and “central pain sensitization.” Deeba Minhas, MD, weighs in on addressing the systemic biases in chronic pain.
For people with chronic, nonspecific low back pain, psychological interventions are most effective when delivered in conjunction with physical therapy care.