Spinal cord stimulation or ischaemic preconditioning?

Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain of neuropathic or ischaemic origin: systematic review and economic evaluation.

OBJECTIVES This report addressed the question 'What is the clinical and cost-effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in the management of chronic neuropathic or ischaemic pain?' DATA SOURCES Thirteen electronic databases [including MEDLINE (1950-2007), EMBASE (1980-2007) and the Cochrane Library (1991-2007)] were searched from inception; relevant journals were hand-searched; and approp...

Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)

Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)

Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)

Efficacy of remote ischaemic preconditioning for spinal cord protection against ischaemic injury: association with heat shock protein expression.

INTRODUCTION We aimed to determine the efficacy of remote ischaemic preconditioning in the hind limb of rats for ischaemic damage of the spinal cord through neurological and histological investigation and examination of heat shock proteins (HSP). MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups as Group 1 (control group, n=10), Group 2 (ischaemia control gro...