Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the University of Auckland in New Zealand have developed a groundbreaking bioelectric implant that restores movement in rats after ...

Tiny, zapping implant gives spinal cord injury survivors new hope UT Dallas researchers paired rehab with vagus nerve stimulation to help people with spinal cord injuries regain arm and hand mobility.

The strength of motor connectivity to the first dorsal interosseus muscle achieved a three-fold increase among the 10 trial participants with cervical chronic spinal cord injury who received the ...

Spinal cord stimulation can reduce pain and restore nerve function among patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

Researchers demonstrated unprecedented rates of recovery for spinal cord injuries. Individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury safely received a combination of stimulation of a nerve in the ...

A Swiss research center is trying to use innovative technology to help restore bodily functions for paralyzed patients—and even help Parkinson's patients walk smoothly again.

This recent study offers new, valuable insight into the contribution of neural ensembles in the spinal cord of mice to the animals' encoding of pain of a heat-related and mechanical origin.

Medicare may cover the implantation of spinal cord stimulators as a therapy for chronic intractable pain related to the nervous system.

Researchers found spinal disinhibition in people with fibromyalgia, adding new clues about the role of central pain processing in this condition.

The development of the dorsal spinal cord, where sensory inputs like touch and pain are processed, is characterized by precise compartmentalization and organization.