An electronic stimulation system is used to control pain over multiple
regions of a patient's body. The system has one or more percutaneous
leads, each having multiple electrodes, implanted within the patient's
epidural space parallel to the axis of the spinal cord. The leads are
connected to either a totally implanted system or a radio frequency
system. The system is able to treat pain over different regions of a
patient's body by "simultaneously" stimulating the patient with at least
three different stimulation settings. "Simultaneous" stimulation involves
sequentially stimulating the patient with the multiple stimulation
settings such that the patient receives the cumulative effect of each
stimulation setting, while not perceiving the transition from one
stimulation setting to another.