New research from the University of Sydney reveals surgically implanted spinal cord stimulators—a common treatment for lower back pain which aims to disrupt pain signals traveling to the brain—are ...

A nerve stimulation therapy developed at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is showing promise in animal studies and may eventually allow people with spinal cord ...

Scientists have developed a 3D-printed implant that delivers targeted electrical stimulation to damaged areas of the spinal cord, promoting nerve regeneration.

NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Three patients whose lower bodies were left completely paralyzed after spinal cord injuries were able to walk, cycle and swim using a nerve-stimulation device ...

“We're still understanding the limits of spinal cord stimulation. I don't think we’ve even gotten to the peak of what we use for neuromodulation, or the use of electricity to reprogram nerves.” ...

Roccati is one of three men who has had his motor function restored — able to stand, walk, swim, and cycle again — with electrical stimulation of key spinal cord nerves that control lower-body ...

Conventional spinal stimulators are implanted either on the spinal cord's dorsal surface (facing the person's back) or directly into the spinal tissue. According to Lin, neither strategy is ideal: The ...

Now, a nerve stimulation therapy that Carmel is developing at Columbia is showing promise in animal studies and may eventually allow people with spinal cord injuries to regain function of their arms.

Spinal cord stimulation is a newer option for addressing moderate to severe pain related to the condition.High serum glucose levels damage nerves, leading to numbness and burning or stabbing pain.

Spinal cord stimulation has been approved for other conditions like back pain but has only been approved for a year for diabetic neuropathy. Click here to report a typo.

Endocrinology > Type 2 Diabetes Spinal Cord Stimulation OK'd for Diabetic Nerve Pain — First device of its kind to gain FDA approval for painful diabetic neuropathy by Kristen Monaco, Staff ...