Linked area parameter adjustment for spinal cord stimulation and associated systems and methods

A method for configuring an implantable patient treatment device, comprising:

• programming the implantable treatment device with instructions that, when executed,
• associate a first electrode of an implantable electrode device with a first area of a patient and with a first therapy range for a waveform parameter;
• associate a second electrode of the implantable electrode device with a second area of the patient and with a second therapy range for the waveform parameter, wherein the therapy ranges are ranges of the waveform parameter that provide a therapeutic effect without inducing discomfort;
• and
• in response to a requested change in the waveform applied to the first area or the first electrode, automatically set the waveform parameter applied to the second electrode based on a mathematical relationship between the first therapy range and the second therapy range.

A method for configuring an implantable patient treatment device, comprising:

• programming the patient treatment device with instructions that, when executed:
• change a level of a waveform parameter applied to a first electrode implanted at a first area of the patient, the first area being associated with a first therapy range;
• and
• automatically set a level of the waveform parameter applied to a second electrode, located at second area of the patient and being associated with a second therapy range, based on a scaling factor relating the first therapy range to the second therapy range.