Development of a Medical Device Utilizing an EEG-Based Algorithm for the Objective Quantification of Pain

Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female chronic pain patients * Patients between the ages of 18-85 years * Patients exhibiting the presence of symptoms in excess of 3 months duration * Patients suffering from neuropathic (e.g., lower back pain), osteoarthritis, or muscular skeletal pain * Patients with evidence of pathology related to the painful condition on which diagnosis was made (e.g., results of imaging or diagnostic pain code) * Patients with NRS pain scores across the full range (1-10) at the time of testing Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with medically diagnosed psychotic illness * Patients with medically diagnosed drug or alcohol dependence in the past 12 months * Patients with a medical history of head injury with loss of consciousness and amnesia (within the last 2 years) * Patients with skull abnormalities that preclude the proper placement of the electrodes for the EEG data acquisition * Patients who have a spinal cord stimulator, or other implantable devices * Patients for whom the source of pain at the time of the evaluation is associated with: neurological disorders (multiple sclerosis, Parkinson, dementia), diabetes, migraines, or those with reflex / sympathetic dystrophy disorder/complex regional pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, or visceral pain * Patients with cancer * Patients on workers compensation or disability * Patient on anticonvulsant medication * Patients who have a history of seizures