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New Electrode Design Might Help Spasms, Pain, Paralysis
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 — A grid of electrodes slapped on a person’s back might soon be able to help treat pain, spasms and paralysis, a new study says. The electrodes deliver enough low-voltage ele...
Brain Wave Decoder Figures Out How To Cause Movement In Spinal Cord Injuries
MONDAY, May 20, 2025 — A brain wave decoder shows promise in using electrical stimulation to the spine to cue leg movement, researchers say. The decoder could one day help restore mobility in people w...
Blood Test Can Predict Recovery From Spinal Cord Paralysis
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 – An experimental blood test might be able to help doctors predict whether someone will recover their mobility following a spinal cord injury. The test looks for fragments of...
Implant, Robotics Can Ease Paralysis From Spinal Cord Injuries
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 – A muscle-stimulating implant combined with a robotic exoskeleton can help restore movement in people paralyzed by a spinal cord injury, a new study says. The spinal cord...
More Research Needed on Preventive Service Use by People With Disabilities
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 – Evidence relating to barriers to and facilitators of clinical preventive service use in people with disabilities is limited, according to a review published online March 11...
People With Disabilities Often Feel Disrespected by Health Care Workers
MONDAY, March 10, 2025 – People with disabilities (PwD) are more likely to report negative experiences with the cultural responsiveness of health care providers (HCPs), according to a research...
Low-Frequency Bladder Vibration Beneficial for UTI in Spinal Cord Injury
THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 – Applying low-frequency bladder vibration (LFBV) to patients with spinal cord injury (SCI)/neurogenic bladder who developed urinary tract infections (UTIs) during...
Epidural Steroid Injections Reviewed for Radicular Pain, Spinal Stenosis
FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 – There is some evidence for epidural steroid injections (ESIs) reducing pain and disability in cervical and lumbar radiculopathies and possibly in lumbar spinal stenosis,...
Spinal Zap Implant Helps Muscle Disease Patients Regain Strength
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 – A new spinal cord implant may help people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) regain some muscle function, giving them stronger movement and improved walking ability,...
Pressure Ulcers During Spinal Cord Injury Hospitalization Tied to Poor Long-Term Outcomes
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 – Pressure ulcers (PUs) acquired during initial hospitalization for spinal cord injury (SCI) are associated with poor long-term neurofunctional outcomes, according to a study...
Spinal Manipulation Lowers Likelihood of Butalbital Rx With Tension-Type Headache
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 – Adults receiving chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) for tension-type headache have a significantly lower likelihood of butalbital prescription, according to a...
Bed Sores Can Slow Neurological Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 – Bed sores can be more than debilitating and painful. Now a new study shows they can also dramatically impact a person’s recovery from a spinal cord injury. “Our study found t...
Fast-Acting Sub-Perception Therapy Spinal Cord Stimulation Reduces Back Pain
FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 – Patients with chronic pain treated with the novel Fast-Acting Sub-Perception Therapy (FAST) spinal cord stimulation (SCS) systems may achieve significant and durable pain...
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Two Patients Walk After Spinal Cord Injury
TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2024 – In 2006, Wolfgang Jäger was in his 30s when a skiing accident left the young Austrian wheelchair-bound from a spinal cord injury. Fast-forward to today, where an innovative ...
Spinal Cord Stimulation Holds Promise for Chronic Pain
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 – Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for treatment of chronic pain in the back and/or lower extremities is associated with greater improvements in pain compared with conventional...