Boston Scientific’s removal of its Infinion CX spinal cord stimulator lead has been classified by the Food and Drug Administration as a FDA highest-severity recall classification, the agency’s most ...

New research from the University of Sydney reveals surgically implanted spinal cord stimulators—a common treatment for lower back pain which aims to disrupt pain signals traveling to the brain—are ...

Chronic pain changes how a person moves through daily life, and many people turn to spinal cord stimulators hoping for relief ...

St. Louis is home to major hospitals, specialty clinics, and patients who rely on implanted medical technology when ...

Patients are suing medical device makers for selling spinal cord stimulators to treat chronic back pain but allegedly triggered worsening pain and electric shocks. The complaints, however, will face a ...

New research reveals that high-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation restores motor function and relieves neuropathic ...

Liu explains that odor is a concern for his patients. "It's socially a huge problem. And medically, all of my brain-computer interface patients have a severe episode of urosepsis every year. I've ...

Newswise — After a successful heart and kidney transplant at the University of Chicago Medicine in 2022, Robert Knorr was able to resume his normal life of golf games and family trips. But that came ...

Spinal cord injuries are life-altering, often leaving individuals with severe mobility impairments. While rehabilitation robotics—devices that guide movement during therapy—have improved training for ...

Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord is a promising strategy for reestablishing walking after spinal cord injury, recent studies show. But for patients suffering from muscle spasms, the ...

Scientists have developed an approach that combines rehabilitation robotics with spinal cord stimulation to restore movement in people with spinal cord injuries. The technology enhances rehabilitation ...