NOVEMBER - 20228Scott G. Pritzlaff, MD, Clinical Associate Professor and Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, UC Davis HealthByIN THE BATTLE AGAINST PAIN: HOW PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION IS CHANGING THE GAME FOR CLINICIANS AND PATIENTS WITH NERVE PAINIn My OpinionScott G. PritzlaffChronic pain affects as many as 100 million Americans yearly and is an enormous economic burden. Traditional pain management methods, such as opioids, often come with a host of adverse side effects that can lead to further disability and reduced quality of life. Neuromodulation is a rapidly advancing field of medicine with the potential to change the way we treat pain. Neuromodulation uses electricity to modulate pain from the central or peripheral nervous system; it can reduce or even eliminate pain-related aberrant firing of nerves. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) involves the placement of long, multi-contact leads in the epidural space in
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