Abstract:Objective: To systematically evaluate the effectiveness and safety of high-frequency spinal cord stimulation (HFSCS) and low-frequency spinal cord stimulation (LFSCS) in the treatment of chronic pain. Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and embase were searched electronically from January 2010 to October 2021 to collect randomized controlled trials on the efficacy of high-frequency SCS and low-frequency SCS in the treatment of chronic pain. Two other researchers independently extracted data. Meta-analysis was performed by Revman 5.3 software. Result: Meta-analysis results show that compared with low-frequency SCS, high-frequency SCS has more advantages in efficiency and improving sleep, achieving higher patient satisfaction and better overall clinical effects (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in reducing the pain score and the Oswestry dysfunction index (P>0.05). High-frequency SCS has higher security. Conclusion: Compared with traditional SCS, high-frequency SCS has good effectiveness and safety without paresthesia, and it has great potential in the treatment of chronic pain. However, there are fewer valuable studies, and more high-quality clinical studies are needed to provide evidence-based basis. Key words High-frequency spinal cord stimulation Low-frequency spinal cord stimulation Chronic pain Randomized controlled trials Efficiency safety mata-analysis