They can also replace other forms of pain management, such as opioids, which can be addictive. January: A long-term study of Saluda Medical’s Evoke spinal cord stimulator found most patients had ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

In most vertebrates, painful sensations are known to arise from the nervous system, which includes the brain, an intricate network of nerves and the spinal cord. While the brain's contribution to ...

A Nsoldier, David Itodo, who is battling spinal cord injury, has cried out to Nigerians for help. Itodo is currently at 44 Reference Hospital in Kaduna since December 2020 after he was diagnosed ...

Scientists at UC San Diego are looking into the body’s healing mechanisms for clues on recovery from spinal cord injury. A new study by researchers in the Department of Neurobiology (School of ...

WILLOW SPRINGS, Ill. (WGN) — There has been an extraordinary step forward in the treatment of spinal cord injuries. For the patients who come through the door of the Next Steps clinic in ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot ...

TOKYO, Japan — A stem cell treatment helped improve the motor function of two out of four patients with a spinal cord injury in the first clinical study of its kind, Japanese scientists said.

one is where the injury occurred on the spinal cord, and second, how bad the injury is. If the lowest part of the spine does not get damaged after an injury, it is called the neurological level of ...

Conclusions This report presents a case where spinal cord stimulation for neuropathic pain resulted in an improvement in the patient's Parkinsonian symptoms. We suggest that future studies should ...