Patent ID: 7848818

Claim:
A method for treating low back pain, comprising: identifying a region of low back pain in a patient; identifying a sub-region having an approximate epicenter of pain within the region; implanting one or more stimulation leads with a plurality of electrodes being disposed in the sub-region having an approximate epicenter of pain and substantially aligned along a greatest axis of the region of low back pain, wherein implanting comprises positioning the plurality of electrodes in the epidermis, dermis, or subcutaneous tissue superior to fascia containing a network of localized peripheral nerve fibers located in and influencing the painful region of the low back area without regard to a specific or identifiable nerve or nerve branch; generating electrical pulses using an implantable pulse generator implanted in the patient, the implantable pulse generator being electrically coupled to the one or more stimulation leads; and treating the patient's low back pain by applying the generated electrical pulses from the implantable pulse generator to the plurality of electrodes to stimulate the network of localized peripheral nerve fibers located in and influencing the painful region of the low back pain.