SELECTIVE HIGH FREQUENCY SPINAL CORD MODULATION FOR INHIBITING PAIN, INCLUDING CEPHALIC AND/OR TOTAL BODY PAIN WITH REDUCED SIDE EFFECTS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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1. A method of treating a headache pain with a spinal cord modulation system, comprising:
- implanting one or more signal delivery devices proximate to a target location at a patient'"'"'s spinal cord region;
coupling the one or more signal delivery devices to a signal generator; and
configuring the signal generator to generate and deliver a headache pain therapy signal to the target location, via the one or more implanted signal delivery devices, without generating paresthesia;
wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal is at a frequency in a frequency range of from about 1.5 kHz to about 100 kHz.
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Abstract
Selective high-frequency spinal chord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side affects and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In particular embodiments, high-frequency modulation in the range of from about 1.5 KHz to about 50 KHz may be applied to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region from an epidural, cervical location to address at least one of high back pain, mid-back pain, low back pain, and leg pain without creating paresthesia in the patient.
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1. A method of treating a headache pain with a spinal cord modulation system, comprising:
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implanting one or more signal delivery devices proximate to a target location at a patient'"'"'s spinal cord region; coupling the one or more signal delivery devices to a signal generator; and configuring the signal generator to generate and deliver a headache pain therapy signal to the target location, via the one or more implanted signal delivery devices, without generating paresthesia; wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal is at a frequency in a frequency range of from about 1.5 kHz to about 100 kHz. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of treating a headache pain, comprising:
applying an electrical therapy signal to a cervical vertebral location of a patient'"'"'s spinal cord, wherein at least a portion of the electrical therapy signal is at a frequency in a frequency range of from about 1.5 kHz to about 100 kHz, and wherein the electrical therapy signal treats the headache pain without generating paresthesia in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A headache pain treatment system, comprising:
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a spinal cord modulation system having at least one signal delivery device configured to be implanted proximate to a cervical vertebral location in a patient'"'"'s spinal cord, and a signal generator programmed with instructions that, when executed, treat a headache pain by generating and delivering a non-paresthesia-generating electrical therapy signal to the cervical vertebral location, via the at least one signal delivery device, wherein at least a portion of the electrical therapy signal is at a frequency in a frequency range of from about 1.5 kHz to about 100 kHz. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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