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Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation to Treat Chronic Shoulder Pain: A Case Report
Kenneth B Chapman1,2,3,4, Connor Tupper1,5, Tariq Yousef1
1Pain Management, The Spine & Pain Institute of New York, New York, New York.
Abstract:
A 67-year-old man presented with severe 9 of 10 intractable pain of the left shoulder joint after arthroplasty and revision surgeries, with associated weakness, atrophy, and limited range of motion in all directions. Dorsal root ganglion stimulation (DRG-S) at the left C4, C5, and C6 levels was used after failed conservative and interventional measures, resulting in significant improvement in pain, function, and quality of life measures through 6 months postimplantation. Larger studies should examine if DRG-S is effective in treating chronic arthritic joint pain as well as chronic postsurgical pain of the shoulder that is not predominantly neuropathic.
