A Johns Hopkins materials scientist and collaborators have developed a tiny device that may hold promise for restoring mobility to those with lower limb paralysis, a condition affecting approximately ...

An individual may become completely paralyzed because of any number of accidents that interfere with the functioning of the ...

DURHAM, N.C. (IVANHOE NEWSWIRE) - Nearly 16 million American adults have chronic backaches, stabbing, and pulsing pain that cannot be easily relieved by medication or physical therapy. In some cases, ...

Joseph Jeanmarie has had back problems since the 1980s, when he injured his back and had surgery. Although his chronic pain was sometimes debilitating, he continued his work as an insurance ...

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - Almost 16 million American adults complain of chronic backaches. It’s a stabbing, pulsing pain that can’t be easily relieved by medication or physical therapy. But now there ...

Spinal cord stimulators are electrical devices that are surgically implanted in the body to treat long-term pain. They have a battery pack and leads that deliver electrical impulses directly to the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Treatment combining an implanted 10 kHz spinal cord stimulator and conventional care yielded better quality of ...

Daily electrical stimulation of certain nerves in the spinal cord appeared to help three people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), an inherited disorder that causes muscles to waste away. The ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heart-related chest pain or angina is usually treatable with drugs or heart surgery but for people who are not helped by these approaches, spinal cord stimulation may ...

Pulses of electricity delivered to a precise location on the spinal cord have helped two stroke patients regain control of a disabled arm and hand, a team reports in the journal Nature Medicine. The ...

Spinal cord stimulation, a medical technology suggested to treat people with chronic back pain, does not provide long-term relief and may cause harm, according to a Cochrane Review released today.