A device that stimulates the spinal cord is giving patients who suffer from chronic pain, a chance to live a normal life again. Shelby Eddy is a young mom who lives for her three boys. She says, ...

Christopher Maher holds a research fellowship funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Caitlin Jones does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

National Surgical Center Stockton (Calif.) has begun offering HFX, high-frequency spinal cord stimulation procedures for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy. HFX is an FDA-approved technology and 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.

Often debilitating, chronic pain is one of the most common reasons individuals seek medical help. About 65 million adults in the United States are affected by chronic pain. Between 67 to 88 percent of ...

Spinal cord stimulators are mainly used to treat chronic back pain, especially when other less invasive treatments have not worked. They also aim to reduce people's reliance on risky pain medicines.