What if chronic diseases, which are difficult to treat with medicine alone, could be managed with electricity? As ...

Living with chronic neck back pain is an unfortunate reality for millions of Americans. Dr. Glenn Harper, a neurosurgeon with Advanced Pain Care, visited with Studio 512 about a surgical intervention ...

In past research, Calvert and others in the field have been able to restore control over muscle movement for these patients ...

A 10-minute brain scan can predict the effectiveness of a risky spinal surgery to alleviate intractable pain. The result gives doctors a much-needed biomarker to discuss with patients considering ...

MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — South Florida patients suffering from chronic pain are finding relief through spinal cord stimulation, a therapy that uses targeted electrical signals to block pain from ...

SALEM – For those living with chronic pain, an advanced therapy called Spinal Cord Stimulation may offer life-changing results and a renewed quality of life. Ryan Sankovic, M.D., is a double ...

Cherry Hill, N.J.-based Relievus, a spine and pain management clinic, has moved into a new location that includes an outpatient surgery center, according to an April 9 report from Lancaster Online. ...

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, ...

Closed-loop sensing capability instantly and automatically adjusts therapy while treating chronic pain DUBLIN, April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in healthcare ...

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 ...

Lauren Pastrana is the co-anchor of CBS4 News weeknights at 5, 6, 7 and 11 p.m. She joined CBS Miami in April 2012 as a reporter. She is an Emmy-nominated, multimedia journalist with experience in ...