Neuromodulation Mission and Vision
The Neuromodulation Special Interest Group aims to:
- Promote interdisciplinary collaboration among scientists, clinicians and other professionals within the health-care networks world-wide in research and clinical application of neuromodulatory treatment strategies.
- Facilitate inter-professional education and training in the field of neuromodulation with particular attention to the clinical application of emergent neuromodulatory techniques for pain and symptom management.
- Establish a platform and forum for on-going professional discourse in order to address emerging issues and to navigate the development of evidence-based practices and policies.
Neuromodulation Committees
- D. Rasche (Germany)
- L. Chipchase (Australia)
- H. Smith (USA)
- C. Perruchoud (Switzerland)
- A. Villareal (USA)
- J.J Borckardt (USA)
- M. Rosedale (USA)
- V. Napadow (USA)
- T.H Cheng (USA)
- M. Raff (South Africa)
- B. Van Dorsten (USA)
- S. Thomson (UK)
- M. Gofeld (USA)
- P. Schofield (UK)
- D. Nichols (USA)
- E. Latorre (Spain)
- D. Ciampi (Brazil)
- M. Desai (USA)
- A. DaSilva (USA)
- N. Fallon (UK)
- S. Schabrun (Australia)
Neuromodulation Resources:
Find lists of organizations and publications devoted to living with pain, research, clinical practice, and education.
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- TheISRCTN Register
- Failed Back Surgery Syndrome by Marc Russo, MBBS, DA(UK)FANZCA, FFPMFANZCA
- Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems by Nancy Garcia; reviewed by Gladstone C. McDowell II, MD
- Painful Peripheral Neuropathy reviewed by Nick Christelis, MBBCH, FRCA
- Spinal Cord Stimulation by Simon Thomson, MBBS, FRCA, FIPP, FFPMRCA
- ASRA Neuromodulation Resources
- UCLA Neurosurgery Resources
- ANZCA Neuromodulation Resources
- QPain Resources
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- The Evolution of Neuromodulation in the Treatment of Chronic Pain: Forward-Looking Perspectives
- Neuroenhancement Lab
- NEUROMODEC
- PAIN
- NEUROMODULATION and Neural interface
- Cochrane
- Frontiers
These academic journals and other publications focus on specific areas of pain research, treatment, education, and clinical practice.
- Research design considerations for randomized controlled trials of spinal cord stimulation for pain: IMMPACT/ION/INS recommendations
Katz N, Dworkin RH, North R, Thomson S, Eldabe S, Hayek SM, et al PAIN. 2021 Jul 1;162(7):1935-1956 - Effect of High-frequency (10-kHz) Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients With Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Petersen EA, Stauss TG, Scowcroft JA, Brooks ES, White JL, Sills SM, et al JAMA Neurol. 2021 Jun 1;78(6):687-698 - Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (Neuromodulation) for Postoperative Pain: A Randomized, Sham-controlled Pilot Study
Ilfeld BM, Plunkett A, Vijjeswarapu AM, Hackworth R, Dhanjal S, Turan A, et al Anesthesiology. 2021 Jul 1;135(1):95-110 - An implantable restorative-neurostimulator for refractory mechanical chronic low back pain
Gilligan C, Volschenk W, Russo M, Green M, Gilmore C, Mehta V, et al PAIN162(10):p 2486-2498, October 2021 - Application of a Psychological Decision Algorithm for the Selection of Patients Susceptible to Implantation of Neuromodulation Systems for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
Monsalve V, de Andres JA, Valia JC Neuromodulation, Volume 3, Issue 4, P191-200, October 2000 - Patients' experience with and perspectives on neuromodulation for pain: a systematic review of the qualitative research literatura
McCarron T, MacKean G, Dowsett L, Saini M, Clement F PAIN 161(8):p 1708-1715, August 2020 - Spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of neuropathic pain: expert opinion and 5-year Outlook
Mark N. Malinowski, Sameer Jain, et al Expert Review of Medical Devices, 17:12, 1293-1302 - Resource Use and Cost of Subcutaneous Nerve Stimulation Versus Optimized Medical Management in Patients With Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: An Analysis of the SubQStim Study
Colin Green PhD, Sam S. Eldabe et al Neuromodulation, Volume 24, Issue 6, P1033-1041, August 2021 - A Consensus Statement on Definition and Outlines for Patient Assessment", Pain Research and Management
Philippe Rigoard, Kliment Gatzinsky, et al Pain Research and Management. Volume 2019, Article ID 3126464 - Does a screening trial for spinal cord stimulation in patients with chronic pain of neuropathic origin have clinical utility and cost-effectiveness (TRIAL-STIM)? A randomised controlled trial
Eldabe S, Duarte RV, Gulve A, Thomson S, Baranidharan G, Houten R, et al PAIN. 2020 Dec;161(12):2820-2829 - Analgesic Efficacy of "Burst" and Tonic (500 Hz) Spinal Cord Stimulation Patterns: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study
Eldabe S, Duarte R, Gulve A, Williams H, Garner F, Brookes M, et al Neuromodulation. 2021 Apr;24(3):471-478 - The Unmet Need for Intrathecal Drug Delivery Pumps for the Treatment of Cancer Pain in England: An Assessment of the Hospital Episode Statistics Database
Duarte RV, Sale A, Desai P, Marshall T, Eldabe S Neuromodulation. 2020 Oct;23(7):1029-1033
This bibliography was constructed with assistance from IASP members to help people with basic research into important pain topics:
Original Publications:
- Limited output transcranial electrical stimulation (LOTES-2017): Engineering principles, regulatory statutes, and industry standards for wellness, over-the-counter, or prescription devices with low risk
Bikson M, Paneri B, Mourdoukoutas A, et al Brain Stimul. 2018, 11(1):134-57 PMID: 29122535 - Incomplete evidence that increasing current intensity of tDCS boosts outcomes
Esmaeilpour Z, Marangolo P, Hampstead BM, et al Brain Stimul. 2018 Mar - Apr;11(2):310-321 - Automatic M1-SO montage headgear for transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) suitable for home and high-throughput in-clinic applications
Knotkova H, Riggs A, Berisha D, Borges H, Bernstein H, Patel V, Truong D, Unal G, Arce D, Datta A, Bikson M Neuromodulation: Technology at Neural Interface 2019 Dec;22(8):904-910. PMID: 29762886 - At-Home transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with telehealth support for symptom control in chronically ill patients with multiple symptoms
Riggs A, Patel V, Paneri B, Portenoy RK, Bikson M, Knotkova H Frontiers in Behavioral Science 2018, 12:93-97 - Transcranial electrical stimulation nomenclature
Bikson M, Esmaeilpour Z, Adair D, Kronberg G, Tyler WJ, Antal A, Datta A,Sabel BA, Nitsche MA, Loo C, Edwards D, Ekhtiari H, Knotkova H, Woods AJ, Hampstead BM, Badran BW, Peterchev AV Brain Stimul. 2019 Nov - Dec;12(6):1349-1366 - Effects of long-term transcranial direct current stimulation on cognitive function and cerebral glucose metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease: a 6-month prospective study
Im JJ, Jeong H, Bikson M, Woods AJ, Unal G, Oh JK, Na S, Park JS, Knotkova H, Song IU, Chung YA Brain Stimul. 2019 Sep - Oct;12(5):1222-1228 - Modern technique for Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Borges H, Dufau A, Paneri B, Woods AJ, Knotkova H, Bikson M JOVE, 2020, Jan 3;(155) - Supervised transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) at home: A guide for clinical research and practice
Charvet LE, Shaw MT, Bikson M, Woods AJ, Knotkova H Brain Stimul. 2020;13(3):686‐693 - Guidelines for TMS/tES clinical services and research through the COVID-19 pandemic
Bikson M, Hanlon CA, Woods AJ, et al Brain Stimul. 2020;13(4):1124‐1149 - Systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo/sham controlled randomised trials of spinal cord stimulation for neuropathic pain
Duarte RV, Nevitt S, McNicol E, Taylor RS, Buchser E, North RB, Eldabe S PAIN: January 2020 - Volume 161 - Issue 1 - p 24-35 - Spinal cord stimulation in chronic neuropathic pain: mechanism of action, new locations and new paradigms
Joosten EA, Franken G PAIN 2020 Sep;161 Suppl 1(1):S104-S113 - Mechanisms and mode of action of spinal cord stimulation in chronic neuropathic pain
Heijmans L, Joosten EA Postgrad Med. 2020 Nov;132(sup3):17-21 - Parameters of Spinal Cord Stimulation and Their Role in Electrical Charge Delivery: A Review
Miller JP, Eldabe S, Buchser E, Johanek LM, Guan Y, Linderoth B Neuromodulation 2016 19: 373–384
Books
Knotkova, Nitsche, Bikson, Woods (eds): “Practical Guide to Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Principles, Procedures and Applications”, Springer Publishing, 2019.
Book Chapters
- Grossman P, Woods AJ, Knotkova H, Bikson M. Safety of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation. Ch 6 in Knotkova, Nitsche, Bikson, Woods (Eds): Practical guide to transcranial direct current stimulation – Principles, Procedures and Applications. Springer Publishing, 2019.
- Hamilton RH, Kessler SK, Fregni F, Loo C, Castillo L, Martin D, Knotkova H, and Woods AJ Methodological Considerations for tDCS in Clinical Trials. Ch 13 in Knotkova, Nitsche, Bikson, Woods (Eds): Practical guide to transcranial direct current stimulation – Principles, Procedures and Applications. Springer Publishing, 2019.
- Jaberzadeh S, Martin D, Knotkova H, Woods AJ: Methodological considerations for selection of tDCS approach, protocol and device. Ch 7 in Knotkova, Nitsche, Bikson, Woods (Eds): Practical guide to transcranial direct current stimulation – Principles, Procedures and Applications. Springer Publishing, 2019.
- Knotkova H, Nitsche MA, Polania R: tDCS modulation of neurophysiological functional outcomes - neurophysiological principles and rationale. Ch 5 in Knotkova, Nitsche, Bikson, Woods (Eds): Practical guide to transcranial direct current stimulation – Principles, Procedures and Applications. Springer Publishing, 2019.
- Knotkova H, L. Charvet, A. Riggs, M. Stevens, K. Krull, M. Bikson. Specifics of home-based patient-delivered remotely-supervised tDCS. Ch 14 in Knotkova, Nitsche, Bikson, Woods (Eds): Practical guide to transcranial direct current stimulation – Principles, Procedures and Applications. Springer Publishing, 2019.
- Knotkova H, J. Borckardt, A. Riggs, A. DaSilva. tDCS potential for pain management. Ch 19 in Knotkova, Nitsche, Bikson, Woods (Eds): Practical guide to transcranial direct current stimulation – Principles, Procedures and Applications. Springer Publishing, 2019.
- Nitsche M, Knotkova H, Woods AJ, Bikson M. Challenges, open questions and future direction in tDCS research and applications. Ch 22 in Knotkova, Nitsche, Bikson, Woods (Eds): Practical guide to transcranial direct current stimulation – Principles, Procedures and Applications. Springer Publishing, 2019.
- Woods AJ, Knotkova H, Riggs A, Truong D, Bikson M. Stimulation parameters and their reporting. Ch 8 in Knotkova, Nitsche, Bikson, Woods (Eds): Practical guide to transcranial direct current stimulation – Principles, Procedures and Applications. Springer Publishing, 2019.
- Katz, N., Dworkin, R.H., North, R., Thomson, S., Eldabe, S., Hayek, S.M., Kopell, B.H., Markman, J., Rezai, A., Taylor, R.S. and Turk, D.C., 2021. Research design considerations for randomized controlled trials of spinal cord stimulation for pain: IMMPACT/ION/INS recommendations. Pain.
- IASP
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PAIN AND NEUROSCIENCE
- The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) Practical Guidelines to Study Design and Scientific Manuscript Preparation in Neuromodulation
Eshraghi Y, Chakravarthy K, Strand NH, Shirvalkar P, Schuster NM, Abdallah RT, Vallejo R, Sayed D, Kim D, Kim C, Meacham K, Deer T J Pain Res. 2021;14:1027-1041 - INS
- A Systematic Evaluation of Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Back and Limb Pain
Saiyun Hou MD, PhD, Kenneth Kemp MD, Martin Grabois MD. 2016. Neuromodulation. 2016 Jun;19(4):398-405. - Neuromodulation in intractable pain management: outcomes and predictors of revisions of spinal cord stimulators
Bir SC, Konar S, Maiti T, Nanda A, Guthikonda B Neurosurgical Focus FOC, 40(5), E4 - Outcomes of sacral neuromodulation for chronic pelvic pain: a Finnish national multicenter study
Zegrea A, Kirss J, Pinta T, et al Tech Coloproctol 24, 215–220 (2020) - The Evolution of Neuromodulation in the Treatment of Chronic Pain: Forward-Looking Perspectives
Fishman M, Antony A, Esposito M, Deer T, Levy R Pain Medicine, Volume 20, Issue Supplement_1, June 2019, Pages S58–S68 - Neuromodulatory treatments for chronic pain: efficacy and mechanisms
Jensen M, Day M, Miró J Nat Rev Neurol 10, 167–178 (2014)
- Spine, Volume 42, Supplement 14
Christian H, Jonathan R, Chengyuan W, Ashwini S SPINE 42():p S72-S79, July 15, 2017 - Cost Effectiveness of Intrathecal Therapy for Pain
Mueller-Schwefe G, Hassenbusch SJ, Reig E Neuromodulation. Volume2, Issue2, April 1999 : 77-87 - A review of spinal cord stimulation systems for chronic pain
Verrills P, Sinclair C, Barnard A J Pain Res. 2016; 9: 481–492 - Cost-effectiveness of stimulation of the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) for the treatment of chronic cluster headache: a model-based analysis based on the Pathway CH-1 study
Pietzsch JB, Garner A, Gaul C, May A J Headache Pain. 2015;16:530 - High-frequency 10 kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Back and Leg Pain: Cost-consequence and Cost-effectiveness Analyses
Taylor RS, Bentley A, Campbell B, Murphy K Clin J Pain. 2020;36(11):852-861 - Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Utility Analysis of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients With Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: Results From the PRECISE Study
Zucco F, Ciampichini R, Lavano A, et al Neuromodulation. 2015;18(4):266-276 - Does a screening trial for spinal cord stimulation in patients with chronic pain of neuropathic origin have clinical utility and cost-effectiveness (TRIAL-STIM)? A randomised controlled trial
Eldabe S, Duarte RV, Gulve A, et al PAIN. 2020;161(12):2820-2829 - A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations Reporting the Cost-Effectiveness of Spinal Cord Stimulation
Niyomsri S, Duarte RV, Eldabe S, Fiore G, Kopell BH, McNicol E, Taylor RS Value Health. 2020 May;23(5):656-665
Additional organizations that specialize in pain research, treatment, clinical practice, and education.
This list of resources may help individuals who are living with pain expecting treatment with neuromodulation.
- Neuromodulation FAQs
- Natural history of neuromodulation devices and therapies: a patient-centered survival analysis
- Neuromodulation Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland
- JAUNT
- QPain: Patient Experience
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Spinal Neurostimulation Systems
De Andres J, Valía JC, Cerda-Olmedo G, Quiroz C, Villanueva V, Martinez-Sanjuan V, de Leon-Casasola O Anesthesiology. 2007 Apr;106(4):779-86 - Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Spinal Neurostimulation Systems
- Neurostimulation Devices for the Treatment of Neurologic Disorders