Guidelines

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) produces evidence-based guidelines for all aspects of healthcare in England and Wales. These ones relate to the field of Neuromodulation and feature patient information and professional information. Please note the links will open in a different window and you will be directed to the NICE website.

​

Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain of neuropathic or ischaemic origin

 

Deep brain stimulation for chronic, severe, treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults

​

Gastroelectrical stimulation for gastroparesis

​

Deep brain stimulation for refractory epilepsy in adults

​

Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease

​

Vagus nerve stimulation for refractory epilepsy in children

​

Implanted vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression

​

Occipital nerve stimulation for intractable chronic migraine

​

Senza spinal cord stimulation system for delivering HF10 therapy to treat chronic neuropathic pain

​

Sacral nerve stimulation for urge incontinence and urgency-frequency

​

Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence

​

Deep brain stimulation for tremor and dystonia (excluding Parkinson's disease)

​

Sacral nerve stimulation for idiopathic chronic non-obstructive urinary retention

​

Deep brain stimulation for refractory chronic pain syndromes (excluding headache)

​

Sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence

​

Evoke Spinal Cord Stimulator for managing chronic neuropathic or ischaemic pain

​

Neurostimulation of lumbar muscles for refractory non-specific chronic low back pain

​