Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord, such as following a spinal cord injury, has made great strides in recent years.

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 ...

Spinal cord stimulators are electrical devices that are surgically implanted in the body to treat long-term pain. They have a battery pack and leads that deliver electrical impulses directly to the ...

A woman filed a lawsuit against Abbott alleging her Eterna spinal cord stimulator was improperly programmed and led to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stories of paralysis following spinal cord stimulator highlight a wider debate, as these common procedures are being restricted overseas.

A motorcycle accident left an Ohio man wheelchair-bound and in constant nerve pain. A small implant — and a lot of ...

Independent studies suggested that spinal cord stimulation improved chronic pain no more than placebo, but industry-funded critics cast doubt on these findings, researchers said. Recently published ...

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.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Burst stimulation yielded more positive results compared with tonic stimulation. No serious adverse events were ...

A pilot clinical trial found electrical stimulation of the spinal cord is feasible, well-tolerated and shows therapeutic potential to treat depression. Principal investigator Francisco Romo-Nava, MD, ...