Spinal cord injury (SCI) rostral to the lumbar locomotor center disrupts communication between the brain and the spinal ...

TUCSON- Last week, NBC released a report on the tens of thousands of spinal cord stimulator injury reports filed since 2008. Local neurosurgeon Dr. Joseph Christiano is no stranger to the spinal cord ...

Spinal cord stimulation, a medical technology suggested to treat people with chronic back pain, does not provide long-term relief and may cause harm, according to a Cochrane Review released today.

Share on Pinterest Spinal cord stimulation is now used to treat a number of conditions. milorad kravic/Getty Images Spinal cord stimulation is a treatment in which a device is implanted under the skin ...

A patient with Parkinson's disease (PD) can now walk with a normal gait without balance problems or fear of falling after implantation of a neuroprosthetic device. The neuroprosthesis involves ...

Marc Gauthier had trouble getting up from a chair. His steps were small and shaky and he would fall five or six times a day. His Parkinson's disease had gotten so bad he couldn't be left alone. The ...

An inflatable spinal cord implant is now feasible thanks to the scientists who worked for its design. You can now easily treat your chronic pain in the back in times that the medication is not enough ...

People with chronic back pain may turn to spinal cord stimulation to ease their pain, but a Cochrane Review found no sustained benefits to the surgery that outweigh the costs and risks. Spinal cord ...