Stimulation sends targeted electrical signals to sensory nerve fibers in the spinal cord to enhance communication between the brain and weakened muscles. The same class of device has been used for ...

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

LAKEVILLE, Minn. — A Lakeville pain patient says multiple Twin Cities pain clinics pressured her to get a spinal cord stimulator implanted despite a neurosurgeon's warning that the device could cause ...

A groundbreaking study from the University of Auckland and Chalmers University of Technology is offering new hope for spinal cord injury patients. Researchers have developed an ultra-thin implant that ...

MIT engineers have developed a noninvasive pacemaker that stimulates the heart using ultrasound. The design could one day ...

Once considered impossible, restoring movement after paralysis is becoming a reality thanks to EU-funded researchers who have developed a device that reconnects the brain to the body.By Alison ...

BURNSVILLE, Minn — A Minnesota pain procedure that promised relief is instead leaving some patients in wheelchairs, according to a KARE 11 investigation, raising new questions about the safety and ...

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 ...

By Luciana Magalhaes SAO PAULO, June 3 (Reuters) - An experimental treatment for spinal cord injuries has ignited a frenzy in ...

For my entire career as a neurologist the ability to repair an injured spinal cord has been one of the holy grails. There has ...