Brain Stimulation As A Form Of Pain Management, Potential For Reduction of Opioid Usage (Addiction, Early Deaths)

Ahn, Prim, Alexander, McCulloch & Frohlich (2018) talked about the future ability to reduce opioid prescriptions by utilizing a brain stimulation method in the article, Identifying And Engaging Neuronal Oscillations By Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation In Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized, Crossover, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Pilot Study.”

 

Reference

Ahn, S., Prim, J. H., Alexander, M. L., McCulloch, K. L., & Frohlich, F. (2018).  Identifying And Engaging Neuronal Oscillations By Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation In Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain:  A Randomized, Crossover, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Pilot Study. Retrieved From https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181108130546.htm The Journal of Pain, 2018; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.09.004

 

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