Patients implanted with a spinal cord simulation system reported less severe pain from baseline to follow up. Treatment also improved sensory nerve function and thermoregulation in extremities.

Spinal cord compression (SCC ... Nurses should watch for early symptoms (particularly pain), obtain a thorough history, perform a complete physical examination, and teach the patient and his ...

Medtronic Inc. made a damaging spinal cord stimulator system and evaded rigorous regulatory scrutiny for decades of updates to the device, according to a patient’s lawsuit filed Friday. The US Food ...

He underwent several CT scans, MRIs and blood tests and was diagnosed with a Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormality and sent to the ICU where he has remained, while undergoing more ...

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has emerged as a minimally invasive, evidence-based treatment method for managing chronic arthrogenic lower back pain. Originally described by Shealy in 1975, RFA targets ...

Meningitis is an inflammation of the fluid and three membranes (meninges) surrounding your brain and spinal cord. The symptoms of viral and bacterial meningitis can be similar in the beginning.

Even though the experience of pain varies from one person to the next, it is possible to categorize the different types of pain. Neuropathic pain is often described as a shooting or burning pain.

In fact, there is no specific mattress that’s best for back pain. Instead, people with back pain should look for mattresses that feel medium-firm to you. Those beds have the best chance of ...

When necessary, naloxone (an opioid antagonist) can be administered. Naloxone can cause opioid withdrawal, sudden severe pain, hypertension and pulmonary edema. The manufacturer of naloxone ...

Artificial intelligence and phylogenetics helped scientists revise the evolutionary timeline of bacteria.