Systems and methods for treating shoulder pain related to subacromial impingement syndrome
Systems and methods are provided for treating chronic pain occurring secondarily to subacromial impingement syndrome in a human body. A system is provided to deliver percutaneous electrical stimulation through at least one electrode to neurological motor points of the posterior and middle deltoid muscles to mediate such pain. One-time, continued and/or periodic dosing of treatment methods according to the present invention may result in a change to central nervous system maladaptive neuroplasticity.
1. A method comprising the steps of:
placing an electrode in subepidermal tissue of a human; and
delivering electrical stimulation through the electrode,
wherein, after the delivering step, a level of pain perceived by the human, wherein the pain was caused by or occurring secondarily to subacromial impingement syndrome, is reduced.
2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein during the delivering step, a level of pain perceived by the human, wherein the pain was caused by or occurring secondarily to subacromial impingement syndrome, is reduced.
3. A method comprising the steps of:
percutaneously inserting or instructing percutaneous insertion of a lead into a patient, the lead having an electrode wherein the electrode is positionable in subepidermal tissue of the patient;
delivering or instructing delivery of electrical stimulation through the electrode altering maladaptive neuroplasticity in a central nervous system of the patient; and
reducing or eliminating chronic pain of the patient.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the lead is attached with the electrode.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the electrode is formed as part of the lead.
6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the lead includes a portion having an insulated body and the electrode is formed from a portion of the lead free of the insulated body.
7. The method of claim 3 further comprising producing or instructing production of a muscle contraction in a target area.
8. A method comprising the steps of:
percutaneously inserting or instructing percutaneous insertion of a lead into a patient;
placing or instructing placement of an electrode in subepidermal tissue of the patient, the electrode operatively coupled with the lead;
delivering or instructing delivery of electrical stimulation through the electrode to generate a muscle contraction in a target area;
reducing or instructing reduction of central hypersensitivity in the patient; and
producing or instructing production of a therapeutic effect of reducing chronic pain in the patient.
9. A method comprising the steps of:
percutaneously inserting or instructing percutaneous insertion of a lead into a patient;
placing or instructing placement of an electrode in subepidermal tissue of the patient, the electrode operatively coupled with the lead;
delivering or instructing delivery of electrical stimulation through the electrode to generate a muscle contraction in a target area; and
sustaining or instructing sustaining of functional reorganization of maladaptive neuroplastic changes of a nervous system of the patient associated with chronic pain.
10. A method comprising the steps of:
percutaneously inserting or instructing percutaneous insertion of a lead into a tissue of a human; and
delivering or instructing delivery of stimulation through at least one electrode operatively coupled with the lead to a neurological motor point of the human;
generating or instructing generation of a muscle contraction in a target area; and
changing or instructing change of central nervous system maladaptive neuroplasticity of the human producing a therapeutic effect to reduce chronic pain.