... Abstract Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) generally refers to stimulation of a named nerve via direct placement of a lead next to the nerve either via a percutaneous or open approach; in peripheral nerve field stimulation (PNFS), leads are subcutaneously placed to stimulate the region...

... Abstract Neuromodulation practitioners increasingly recognize the potential for peripheral nerve field stimulation (PNfS) to treat pain originating from the trunk. Conditions resulting in truncal pain that may respond to PNfS include cervical and lumbar postlaminectomy syndrome, inguinal...

... stimulation (PNS) has been more common in the periphery, new techniques surrounding peripheral nerve field stimulation (PNfS) have recently emerged. Good outcomes have been demonstrated in the treatment of many painful conditions such as inguinal neuralgia, chronic regional pain syndrome, intercostal...

... Subcutaneous peripheral nerve field (PNfS) stimulation is a technique in which the lead or leads stimulate not a main nerve trunk but rather the small endings of the distribution of the nerve within the subcutaneous tissue directly beneath the dermis. It has been described by many authors [ 48 , 49...

... of pain and provide more efficient paresthesia coverage, the list of indications and new modalities of neurostimulation emerged [ 1 ]. Currently, most common approach when PNfS trialed for occipital neuralgia is a submastoid approach. Lead (usually cylindrical octopolar lead) is positioned across...

... ]. We also reported successful use of PNfS in the neck for axial pain secondary to cervical discogenic pain [ 13 ]. Success has also been reported in combination with the SCS for radicular and axial pain in postlaminectomy syndrome [ 14 ]. At the same time, we reported the use of a ‘hybrid...

... to consider a more focused neuromodulation approach: peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS). Furthermore, not all neuromodulation performed in the periphery is PNS: peripheral nerve field stimulation (PNFS) is also frequently performed, and it is distinctly different from PNS. PNS and PNFS can be easily...

... and method published in Neuromodulation [ 4 ] has fueled a rebirth in peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) indications and applications throughout the body as well as new terminology including ONS, peripheral nerve field stimulation (PNfS), and subcutaneous stimulation. Initial Observations From...

... to PNS and therefore may be more effectively treated with spinal cord stimulation (SCS). This is especially the case when more than one nerve group is affected or the lesion is very proximal. Peripheral nerve field stimulation (PNFS) or sub- cutaneous stimulation is a novel approach used to stimulate...