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 ...

For patients with chronic pain that cannot be cured in any other way, a surgical procedure called "spinal cord stimulation" is seen as a method of last resort. The treatment works by implanting leads ...

A 10-minute brain scan can predict the effectiveness of a risky spinal surgery to alleviate intractable pain. The Kobe University result gives doctors a much-needed biomarker to discuss with patients ...

The brain and spinal cord are the central pillars of the human central nervous system (CNS), orchestrating everything from movement to sensation. Despite significant advances in neuroscience, our ...

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 deep-brain stimulation ...

Spinal cord stimulation “is effective for some but not for other patients, and effectiveness is usually evaluated in a short trial of a few days to two weeks prior to permanent implantation. Although ...