Article Spinal cord stimulation with weak electric ... the transmission of nerve impulses is reduced or blocked at the nerve root, which can lead to pain distributed in the corresponding dermatome.

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Spinal cord stimulation can reduce pain and restore nerve function among patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

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A new study indicates that the ... Feb. 5, 2025 — Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA ...

In a new discovery, chronic pain has been shown to be physiologically different from acute pain and now scientists have the roadmap for how to target it.

The nervous system consists of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (motor nerves, sensory nerves, cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia ...

You might think of an annular fissure as a loss of integrity or a tear in the outer borders of the spinal disc. An annular fissure can become painful if it reaches the outermost fibers of the annulus, ...

Disorders of peripheral nerves are frequent complications of chemotherapy and certain other drug therapies. As more and more effective therapies for cancer are found and patients are living longer, ...