Synopsis

Cycling of Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)-based neurostimulation may prevent the development of neural tolerance and enable greater control of the dose of electrical energy delivered to neural tissues.^{1, 2}Fast-Acting Sub-Perception Therapy (FAST) is a novel SCS-based approach that can provide pain relief within minutes of initial activation without need for paresthesia in order to achieve clinically-meaningful analgesia.³ In this clinical evaluation, SCS-implanted patients using FAST underwent various cycling settings and reported their overall pain scores, sleep quality, and preference. With use of FAST-based cycling (50% or 25% duty cycle), lower energy consumption and equivalent pain relief was noted.

Disclosures

Study Sponsored by Boston Scientific.
Consulting Agreement with Boston Scientific: Drs. North, Ferro, Leier, Newton and Wilson.
Employees of Boston Scientific: Lilly Chen and Roshini Jain

Richard Ferro MS, DO, FAAPM

Multidisplinary Pain Management

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