Chronic pain arising from peripheral nerve disorders is becoming more fully appreciated as a source of chronic pain.

Peripheral nerve stimulation has benefited from technological advances which allow its wider application.

There is a need for a systematic review, with inclusion of the underlying methodology supporting that review, of the high-quality literature supporting the use of peripheral nerve stimulation.

Five randomized controlled trials and four observational studies of high or moderate quality support the use of peripheral nerve stimulation.

The best evidence is for neuropathic pain.