by University of Cincinnati Romo-Nava received a patent for the noninvasive spinal cord stimulation device in 2020. Credit: Colleen Kelley/UC Marketing + Brand. A pilot clinical trial led by University of Cincinnati researchers at the Lindner Center of HOPE found electrical stimulation of the spinal cord is feasible, well-tolerated and shows therapeutic potential to treat depression....
by University of Pittsburgh Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Spinal cord stimulation can elicit sensation in the missing foot and alleviate phantom limb pain in people with lower limb amputations, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine rehabilitation scientists report today. Pressure sensors on the insole of a prosthetic foot triggered electrical pulses that were then delivered to...
Megan Brooks May 16, 2023 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the indication for Abbott Laboratories’ spinal cord stimulation (SCS) devices to include treatment of chronic back pain in patients who have not had, or are not eligible for, back surgery, the company has announced. The new indication spans all of Abbott’s SCS devices in the US, which...
by University of Sydney X-ray of a human spinal column with spinal cord stimulator implant. Credit: Mconnell, CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anterior_thoracic_SCS.jpg 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. Spinal cord...
by American Academy of Neurology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People with painful diabetic neuropathy may be able to get relief from high-frequency spinal cord stimulation, according to a preliminary study released today, February 28, 2023, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 75th Annual Meeting being held in person in Boston and live online...
by University of Pittsburgh Credit: University of Pittsburgh A neurotechnology that stimulates the spinal cord instantly improves arm and hand mobility, enabling people affected by moderate to severe stroke to conduct their normal daily activities more easily, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University today in Nature Medicine. A pair of thin metal electrodes...
