An individual may become completely paralyzed because of any number of accidents that interfere with the functioning of the ...

Joseph Jeanmarie has had back problems since the 1980s, when he injured his back and had surgery. Although his chronic pain was sometimes debilitating, he continued his work as an insurance ...

A Johns Hopkins materials scientist and collaborators have developed a tiny device that may hold promise for restoring mobility to those with lower limb paralysis, a condition affecting approximately ...

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 ...

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Daily electrical stimulation of certain nerves in the spinal cord appeared to help three people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), an inherited disorder that causes muscles to waste away. The ...

New research suggests pain is not a simple signal of injury but a process that unfolds across nerves, spinal cord, and brain.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients implanted with a spinal cord simulation system reported less severe pain from baseline to follow up.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heart-related chest pain or angina is usually treatable with drugs or heart surgery but for people who are not helped by these approaches, spinal cord stimulation may ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A commonly used treatment for patients who still suffer chronic back and leg pain after having back surgery is essentially no better than specialized pain treatment or ...