Spinal cord stimulation to treat pain

Abstract

A system and method for treating pain without paresthesia by spinal cord stimulation.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of treating chronic pain, including lower back pain and leg pain, in a patient with spinal cord stimulation, the method comprising:
 storing one or more operating parameters for a high frequency stimulus having a plurality of pulses, wherein the high frequency stimulus comprises at least respective pairs of pulses that have an inter-pulse separation within a range of 0.1 milliseconds to 1.0 milliseconds;   operating a pulse generator to generate electrical pulses of the high frequency stimulus; and   applying the generated electrical pulses of the high frequency stimulus to the patient through a set of one or more electrodes of an electrical lead implanted within epidural space of the patient to treat the lower back pain and leg pain of the patient without causing paresthesia in the lower back or legs of the patient where resulting pain relief occurs during application of the pulses of the high frequency stimulus.