Comparison of Pain, Functioning, Coping, and Psychological Distress in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain Evaluated for Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant or Behavioral Pain Management

摘要

ObjectiveSubgroups of patients with chronic low back pain may exhibit differences in self-reported measures of pain, functioning, coping, and psychological distress. The present study compared subgroups of patients with chronic low back pain referred either for pre-spinal cord stimulator (SCS) psychological evaluations or for behavioral pain management (BPM).