Patient-learned control of medical device

A method for selecting a sensitivity level for adjusting an intensity setting for therapy provided to a patient, the method comprising:

• determining, by one or more processors, a sensitivity level for adjustment of the intensity setting based on an efficacy for therapy provided to the patient, wherein the sensitivity level indicates an amount by which an intensity of the intensity setting changes;
• determining, by the one or more processors, an updated intensity level for the intensity setting based on the sensitivity level and an indication to adjust the intensity setting, wherein determining the updated intensity level comprises increasing or decreasing the intensity level for the intensity setting by the amount indicated by the sensitivity level;
• and
• outputting, by the one or more processors, an instruction to cause a medical device to provide the therapy at the updated intensity level.

An external programmer for selecting an intensity setting for therapy provided to a patient, the external programmer comprising one or more processors and configured to:

• determine a sensitivity level for adjustment of the intensity setting based on an efficacy of the therapy provided to the patient, wherein the sensitivity level indicates an amount by which an intensity of the intensity setting changes;
• determine an updated intensity level for the intensity setting based on the sensitivity level and an indication to adjust the intensity setting, wherein to determine the updated intensity level, the external programmer is configured to increase or decrease the intensity level for the intensity setting by the amount indicated by the sensitivity level;
• and
• output an instruction to cause a medical device to provide the therapy at the updated intensity level.