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 ...

Gobsmacked, astonished, I realize that learned helplessness almost prevented me from getting the full benefits of my spinal ...

Spinal cord stimulators are mainly used to treat chronic back pain, especially when other less invasive treatments have not worked. They also aim to reduce people's reliance on risky pain medicines.

Just as a rising tide is said to lift all boats, so too is a new FDA clearance expanding the reach of all of Boston Scientific’s WaveWriter spinal cord stimulation systems. The devices—which include ...

Spinal cord stimulation has been available as a chronic pain treatment for decades, but even now, Medtronic—which was the first to make the implants commercially available in the late 1960s—is still ...

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