Towards precision medicine in non-invasive brain stimulation for chronic pain

Mantovani E, Ranieri F, Tamburin S. Towards precision medicine in non-invasive brain stimulation for chronic pain. Clin Neurophysiol. 2025 Nov 11;181:2111435. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2025.2111435. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41240446.

 

Letter to the Editor

Chronic pain (CP) is highly prevalent and affects over 30 % of people worldwide, with approximately 7–8 % of the general population suffering from neuropathic CP. CP is one of the four leading causes of years lost to disability, resulting in significant personal and economic burden (Cohen et al., 2021). While pharmacological approaches are the mainstay of CP treatment, many patients do not respond to medication and experience disabling symptoms. There is growing interest in alternative non-pharmacological approaches that may be effective for CP... >>>