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SUMMARY:Computational approaches to optimize spinal cord stimulation for c
 hronic pain
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Scott Lempka\, University of Michigan\, USA\n Spinal co
 rd stimulation (SCS) is a prevalent neuromodulation therapy for neuropathi
 c painthat is refractory to conventional treatments. SCS first emerged in 
 the 1960s as a direct clinical application of the gate control theory of p
 ain. However\, after decades of clinical use and dramatic technological im
 provements\, SCS still achieves limited success. To help address these lim
 ited outcomes\, several exciting new forms of SCS are making their way int
 o the clinic. However\, we still do not understand how SCS relieves pain a
 nd this knowledge gap will continue to limit the success of SCS technologi
 es. Due to the complexities of chronic pain\, it is unlikely that clinical
  and preclinical investigations alone will be able to uncover the therapeu
 tic mechanisms of SCS. We propose that solving this problem requires coupl
 ing clinical and experimental measurements with detailed computational mod
 els. Computational models provide a valuable tool to investigate physiolog
 ical and technical factors related to neurostimulation therapies. These co
 mputational tools can improve our scientific understanding of neurostimula
 tion for chronic pain and provide scientific guidance to individualize and
  optimize several components of these neurostimulation technologies.\n\nBi
 o\nScott Lempka\, PhD\, was born in Lincoln\, Nebraska in 1982. Scott earn
 ed the B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Saint Louis University i
 n 2004 and the Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Re
 serve University in 2010. His dissertation work focused on the use of comp
 utational and experimental techniques to characterize the interface betwee
 n neural stimulation and recording electrodes and the surrounding tissue. 
 He performed his postdoctoral training at the Cleveland Clinic and the Lou
 is Stokes Cleveland VAs Medical Center in the area of neurostimulation for
  chronic pain management. In 2017\, Dr. Lempka moved to the University of 
 Michigan in Ann Arbor\, MI. Dr. Lempka is currently an Assistant Professor
  in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Director of the Neuro
 modulation Laboratory. The Neuromodulation Lab implements engineering appr
 oaches\, such as computational modeling\, to study the mechanism of action
  of clinical neuromodulation therapies for chronic pain management and oth
 er neurological disorders. The fundamental goal of the research program is
  to innovate future neuromostimulation technologies that dramatically impr
 ove patients’ lives.
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