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PNS for management of intercostal neuralgia: A case report.

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Christopher Morris; Vorenkamp, K; Ward, J
Published in: Interv Pain Med
March 2025

Intercostal neuralgia is a rare but potentially debilitating condition that manifests as neuropathic pain in any rib space. This pain can typically be treated with typical mainstays of neuropathic pain treatment, such as over-the-counter analgesics, gabapentinoids, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, and opioids. However, as detailed in this case, patients can have refractor pain despite the use of these mainstays of treatment. In these patients, peripheral nerve stimulator (PNS) placement can be a possible treatment modality. In our case detailing a 75 year old male with refractory intercostal neuralgia, we have shown that PNS placement for this indication can provide analgesia in this debilitating condition.

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Interv Pain Med

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2772-5944

Publication Date

March 2025

Volume

4

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1

Start / End Page

100573

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United States
 

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Christopher Morris, Vorenkamp, K., & Ward, J. (2025). PNS for management of intercostal neuralgia: A case report. Interv Pain Med, 4(1), 100573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpm.2025.100573
Christopher Morris, Kevin Vorenkamp, and John Ward. “PNS for management of intercostal neuralgia: A case report.Interv Pain Med 4, no. 1 (March 2025): 100573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpm.2025.100573.
Christopher Morris, Vorenkamp K, Ward J. PNS for management of intercostal neuralgia: A case report. Interv Pain Med. 2025 Mar;4(1):100573.
Christopher Morris, et al. “PNS for management of intercostal neuralgia: A case report.Interv Pain Med, vol. 4, no. 1, Mar. 2025, p. 100573. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.inpm.2025.100573.
Christopher Morris, Vorenkamp K, Ward J. PNS for management of intercostal neuralgia: A case report. Interv Pain Med. 2025 Mar;4(1):100573.

Published In

Interv Pain Med

DOI

EISSN

2772-5944

Publication Date

March 2025

Volume

4

Issue

1

Start / End Page

100573

Location

United States