Spinal cord damage—whether from traumatic injury or conditions such as spina bifida—can have a profound impact on bladder ...

In a review and meta-analysis, serious spinal pathologies accounted for 3% of cases of LBP, with higher rates in complex care settings.

Urinary incontinence is a devastating condition affecting over 33 million Americans, according to the National Association ...

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.

A paradigm shift in the way we treat spinal injuries is now in sight, with the world's first regenerative cell therapy being granted approval for a registrational Phase I clinical trial. It's a ...

Minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD) is a minimally invasive treatment option for some people with spinal stenosis in the lower back.

People with incomplete cervical spinal cord injuries showed improvements to their hand and arm movements after receiving a targeted form of vagus nerve stimulation ...

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.

In research published Thursday in the journal Nature Communications, Pitt researchers attempted to use brain stimulation to recreate touch sensations in people with spinal cord injuries who had ...

In a viral TikTok, one teen who suffered a rare spinal cord stroke feels love from her nurses after they put on a private concert for her, singing her favorite Taylor Swift songs.

When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, the normal communication between the brain and the spinal circuits below the injury are interrupted, resulting in paralysis. Because the brain ...

In a proof-of-concept study involving five individuals with spinal cord injuries, the combination of robotics and electrical epidural stimulation resulted in immediate and sustained muscle activation.