Spinal cord stimulators are devices implanted surgically which deliver electric impulses directly to the spinal cord. They've been used to treat people with chronic pain since the 1960s.

A team of researchers led by Rice University's Jacob Robinson and the University of Texas Medical Branch's Peter Kan has ...

Inceptiv is a small device, implanted in the lower torso with leads to the spinal cord, that provides responsive counter-stimulation to relieve chronic pain. The device was approved by the FDA in ...

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According to Rice, ECI uses CSF, which surrounds the nervous system, as a pathway to deliver targeted devices. By performing ...

Kessler Foundation researchers published new findings on neuromodulation in individuals with high-level spinal cord injury ...

Spinal cord stimulator procedures are largely done in ... up inside me when I was charging [the device]. It was giving me 'electric' shocks," says the 65-year-old from Victoria.

Data from the SENZA-PDN trial showed 10 kHz SCS yielded long-term, clinically meaningful reductions in HbA1c and weight in patients with PDN and T2D.

This systematic review and network meta-analysis found that spinal cord stimulation therapies for treatment of chronic pain in back and/or lower extremities were associated with greater improvements ...

The global spinal cord stimulators market is on a robust growth trajectory, poised to reach an impressive valuation of USD 5,441.4 million by 2033. Currently valued at USD 2,702.7 million in 2023, the ...

The stimulator is somehow allowing what must be tiny signals from his brain to get through to his legs and control his muscles, despite the damage further up in his spinal cord. He can move his ...

There's a new version of a spinal cord stimulator that is increasing the quality of life for patients, like Kim Arledge. She has been suffering with back pain for almost 15 years. Medications and ...