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Date Published: 31/07/2022
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v516i2.3067
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Vol. 516 No. 2 (2022)
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Viết Thắng, L. ., trọng Phước, Đỗ ., & Nguyễn Trung Luân, Đào . (2022). SCRAMBLER THERAPY: A NOVEL TREATMENT FOR ACUTE PAIN MANAGEMENT AFTER SPINAL FUSION SURGERY. Vietnam Medical Journal, 516(2). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v516i2.3067

SCRAMBLER THERAPY: A NOVEL TREATMENT FOR ACUTE PAIN MANAGEMENT AFTER SPINAL FUSION SURGERY

Lê Viết Thắng1,2,, Đỗ trọng Phước2, Đào Nguyễn Trung Luân2
1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
2 University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City

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Objective: Pain control after lumbar fusion surgery with neuromodulation. Subjects and method: We are reporting a 68-year-old female patient who underwent spinal fusion surgery: D10-L2 fixation and she was received Scrambler Therapy because of her severe pain post operating with the opioid intolerant situation. Results: The technique has proven to provide quick and sustained pain relief for months of pain management for acute pain after spinal fusion surgery. Conclusion: Acute pain at the surgical site after spinal surgery is one of the mains complaints of patients. This pain often lasts at least three to four days. In some cases, it can be moderate or severe pain, affects recovery, prolongs hospital stay, and becomes chronic pain if the patient is not received optimal pain management. Therefore, multimodal pain treatment is necessary.

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Scrambler therapy, spinal fusion surgery

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