Burst and Tonic Spinal Cord Stimulation in the Mechanical Conflict‐Avoidance System: Cognitive‐Motivational Aspects

Abstract

Clinical research suggests that a novel spinal cord stimulation (SCS) waveform, known as Burst‐SCS, specifically targets cognitive‐motivational aspects of pain. The objective of the present study was to assess the cognitive‐motivational aspects of Tonic‐ and Burst SCS‐induced pain relief, by means of exit latency in the mechanical conflict‐avoidance system (MCAS), in a rat model of chronic neuropathic pain.