Preliminary 6-month results from the first-in-human trial of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subgenual singulate cortex (SCC) for chronic low back pain, suggested that the procedure reduces pain, ...
A multicenter randomized clinical trial led by researchers from the Pain Outcomes Lab at Wake Forest University School of ...
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) therapies for chronic back and/or leg pain is superior to conventional medical management (CMM) for reduced pain intensity and functional disability, new research ...
Sometimes the pain felt like lightning bolts. Or snakes biting. Or needles. “Just imagine the worst burn you’ve ever had, all over your body, never going away,” said Ed Mowery, 55, describing his life ...
Unlike the acute agony of a broken arm, some sorts of pain last well beyond the healing stage. Chronic pain, generated by changes in the brain and spinal cord, is especially hard to treat. “We have ...
Alexander Bailey, MD, a spine surgeon at Precision Spine & Orthopaedic Specialists in Overland Park, Kan., discusses how spinal cord stimulation impacts back pain care and where the technology is ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The WaveWriter is approved to treat low back and leg pain in patients without prior back surgery. The system ...
Joseph Jeanmarie has had back problems since the 1980s, when he injured his back and had surgery. Although his chronic pain was sometimes debilitating, he continued his work as an insurance ...
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh are testing a technology that delivers electrical pulses directly to the brain that are strong enough to activate neurons.