System and method for neurological stimulation of peripheral nerves to treat low back pain

A method for stimulating peripheral nerves to treat low back pain, comprising:

• using an electrical stimulation source implanted in a person's body, generating electrical stimulation pulses for transmission to electrodes implanted in tissue proximate a network of peripheral nerve fibers located in and innervating the painful region of the person's low back area, the stimulation pulses being specifically tailored to relieve pain in the painful region of the person's low back area;
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• in response to the electrical stimulation pulses transmitted from the stimulation source implanted in the person's body, using the plurality of electrodes implanted in tissue proximate the network of peripheral nerve fibers located in and innervating the painful region of the person's low back area to deliver the stimulation pulses to the network of peripheral nerve fibers located in and innervating the painful region of the person's low back area to relieve pain in the painful region of the person's low back area.

A method of implanting into a person's body a system for stimulating peripheral nerves to treat low back pain, comprising:

• implanting electrodes in tissue proximate a network of peripheral nerve fibers located in and innervating the painful region of the person's low back area such that the electrodes are operable to deliver electrical stimulation pulses to the network of peripheral nerve fibers located in and innervating the painful region of the person's low back area to relieve pain in the person's low back area;
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• implanting an electrical stimulation source into the person's body operable to generate electrical stimulation pulses for transmission to the electrodes for delivery to the network of peripheral nerve fibers located in and innervating the painful region of the person's low back area to relieve pain in the painful region of the person's low back area, the stimulation pulses being specifically tailored to relieve pain in the painful region of the person's low back area.