Neurones in the central nervous system, or CNS - the brain and spinal cord - do not regenerate after injury, unlike nerves in other parts of the body. If the spinal cord is severed, it stays severed.
Columbia (S.C.) VA Health Care System has performed its first spinal cord stimulation implantation, which aims to provide relief for chronic pain patients.
Patients with chronic pain treated with the novel Fast-Acting Sub-Perception Therapy (FAST) spinal cord stimulation (SCS) systems may achieve significant and durable pain relief for up to 12 ...
The Kobe University result gives doctors a much-needed biomarker to discuss with patients considering spinal cord stimulation. For patients with chronic pain that cannot be cured in any other way ...