University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers report the final outcomes of a pioneering pilot clinical trial using ...

Preliminary research turns to a fully implantable system ...

Scientists can make high resolution images of the human spinal cord during surgery. The advancement could help bring real relief to millions suffering chronic back pain. With technology developed at ...

Neuronoff, Inc., a clinical-stage neuromodulation company, today announced the first patient implant in a Department of ...

A 10-minute brain scan can predict the effectiveness of a risky spinal surgery to alleviate intractable pain. The result gives doctors a much-needed biomarker to discuss with patients considering ...

For patients with chronic pain that cannot be cured in any other way, a surgical procedure called "spinal cord stimulation" is seen as a method of last resort. The treatment works by implanting leads ...

With a zap of electricity from well-placed electrodes on the back of the neck, patients with tetraplegia can regain some modest yet potentially “life-changing” functioning of their hands and arms, ...

Living with chronic neck back pain is an unfortunate reality for millions of Americans. Dr. Glenn Harper, a neurosurgeon with Advanced Pain Care, visited with Studio 512 about a surgical intervention ...

Mumbai doctors achieved a medical breakthrough, enabling a paralysed man to breathe independently after six months on a ventilator. A specialised phrenic nerve stimulation surgery successfully ...

Persistent spinal pain after surgery (PSPS), which was formerly called "failed back surgery syndrome," is a difficult ...

Spinal cord stimulation “is effective for some but not for other patients, and effectiveness is usually evaluated in a short trial of a few days to two weeks prior to permanent implantation. Although ...