Nerve or neuropathic pain has long been a tricky condition to treat effectively. However, a new study has comprehensively ...

Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy, new research suggests.

A stem cell treatment helped improve the ... the symptoms can vary widely, from pain to paralysis to incontinence. Spinal cord injuries are described at various levels of "incomplete", which ...

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) strives to promote educational and research development in the fields of ...

An estimated 18,000 people in the United States annually suffer from new injuries to their spinal cords. Unfortunately for ...

Spinal cord injury often results in permanent paralysis as a consequence of the inability of axons to regenerate across the lesion. Although the adult spinal cord is currently known to be capable ...

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Treatment with a spinal cord stimulation system reduced pain and restored sensory nerve function in a small cohort of ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), people with spinal cord ... of damage. Treatment options include: Conservative management: For minor injuries, physical therapy, pain management ...

A charity has unveiled plans to create a garden space for patients with spinal injuries, to help aid their recovery.

Researchers observed axon regrowth in injured mice that received a single treatment injection ... the neuropathic pain that is often triggered by a spinal cord injury. Analysis of the presence ...