O068 / #830 DORSAL ROOT GANGLION STIMULATION AS A SALVAGE THERAPY FOLLOWING FAILED SPINAL CORD STIMULATION: TRACK 1: SPINAL CORD STIMULATION, BEST PRACTICES, AND STUDIES

Abstract

Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) can provide long-term pain relief for various chronic pain conditions, but some patients have no relief with trial stimulation or lose efficacy over time. To ‘salvage’ relief in patients who do not respond or have lost efficacy, alternative stimulation paradigms or anatomical targets can be considered. Dorsal root ganglion stimulation (DRG-S) has a different mechanism of action and anatomical target than SCS. Objective: We assessed DRG-S salvage therapy outcomes in patients who did not respond to SCS or had lost SCS efficacy.