ID: 222279 Tight Spaced Spinal Cord Stimulator Contacts Provide Better Pain Coverage Than Wide Spaced Contacts

Abstract

Spinal cord stimulators (SCS) are well known in the pain community for providing pain relief in patients who have difficult-to-treat pain, and physicians may choose a specific type of SCS depending on patient history and pain characteristics. One such choice is the type of leads that can be used for stimulation: wide spaced or tight spaced contacts. Mathematical models have shown the potential benefit for using tight spaced contacts is providing a wider area of coverage compared to wide spaced contacts (1,2). In this case report, we demonstrate the improved area of coverage and pain relief using tight spaced contacts directly compared to wide space contacts.