A neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist discover promising new ways to help people with spinal cord injuries walk again ...

The pilot trial in three adults with SMA showed that epidural spinal cord stimulation (SCS), which involves electrical stimulation of the sensory spinal nerves, can gradually reawaken functionally ...

Mission Viejo's neurosurgeon explores spinal cord stimulation as a promising alternative for chronic back pain relief, focusing on innovative treatments. MISSION VIEJO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / ...

New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for these patients, even restoring the capability to walk. In studies at the University of Pittsburgh ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger – able to stand and walk more easily – when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord.

Hence the term spinal cord stimulator," says Dr ... patient getting the same good relief in a therapeutic window that's best ...

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.

Future research aims to combine DBS with spinal implants that have already shown promise in restoring movement after SCI. “Integrating our brain and spinal stimulation approaches could offer a ...