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. 2020 Mar 6;20(6):1–109.

Table 5:

Pain Intensity Reduction, Thomson et al

SCS Frequency
Pain Intensity, Mean ± SDa Baseline 1 kHz 4 kHz 7 kHz 10 kHz
Back pain 6.8 ± 0.3 3.2 ± 0.3 3.5 ± 0.3 3.2 ± 0.3 3.3 ± 0.4
Leg pain 5.5 ± 0.4 2.6 ± 0.4 2.7 ± 0.4 2.7± 0.4 2.9 ± 0.4
Overall pain 6.7 ± 0.3 3.2 ± 0.3 3.5 ± 0.3 3.2 ± 0.3 3.3 ± 0.4

Abbreviations: SCS, spinal cord stimulation; SD, standard deviation.

a

Patients recorded pain intensity three times per day using an electronic diary and a numeric rating scale.

Source: Thomson et al, 2018.37,38