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

Cammie Lavalle says that although she was told she wasn't a good candidate, multiple pain clinics tried to convince her to get a spinal cord stimulator.

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 ...

KUTV — For patients suffering from chronic, severe back pain that hasn’t responded to traditional treatments, a spinal cord stimulator (SCS) may offer new hope. Dr. Jeff Pence, Interventional Spine ...

A patient who received China's "Beinao No.1" brain computer interface undergoes rehabilitation training using an exoskeleton ...

People with spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease, usually experience muscle weakness that impacts movement. New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation ...

A spinal cord injury device with FDA approval is being used at a Pittsburgh-area rehab clinic: "The first piece of equipment we've been able to use to actually improve people’s function." ...

She's currently consuming the maximum dose of pain medication.

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

Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord is a promising strategy for reestablishing walking after spinal cord injury, recent studies show. But for patients suffering from muscle spasms, the ...

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

With a zap of electricity from well-placed electrodes on the back of the neck, patients with tetraplegia can regain some modest yet potentially “life-changing” functioning of their hands and arms, ...