Onward Medical announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance to expand the ARC-EX system's indication for home use.

Spinal cord stimulators are electrical devices that are surgically implanted in the body to treat long-term pain. They have a battery pack and leads that deliver electrical impulses directly to the ...

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 ...

University Orthopedics’ East Bay Surgery Center in East Providence, R.I., has become the first site in the state to implant a closed-loop spinal cord stimulator. Shiqiang “Chris” Tian, MD, an ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Believe it or not, your spinal cord may be a pathway to better mood and even an end to depression, new research suggests. Investigators at the University of Cincinnati stressed that their pilot study ...

A young man paralysed from the waist down after a snowmobile accident has made medical history by walking independently following pioneering surgery. Doctors in the US used an electrode implanted ...