Researchers identified specific regions of the human spinal cord where neural activity directly correlates with bladder ...

What is spinal cord stimulation? The truth about the back pain treatment - Research shows spinal cord stimulators work no better than a placebo – and they can also carry risks ...

USC scientists have visualized spinal cord activity during urination using functional ultrasound imaging in humans for the ...

For work identifying a novel therapeutic target to improve walking after SCI, Newton Cho is the 2025 winner of the Science & PINS Prize for Neuromodulation. The prize rewards innovative research that ...

Their findings can give rise to new knowledge on how injury to and diseases of the spinal cord arise and how they can be treated. The study has been published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.

Spinal cord damage—whether from traumatic injury or conditions such as spina bifida—can have a profound impact on bladder ...

The human spinal cord is one of the most complex biological systems known to science—it is a mechanical, chemical, and electrical arrangement of different types of cells working in harmony to ...

For the implantation of a permanent spinal cord stimulator, the average cost per person is $3,726 (at an ambulatory surgical center) or $1,799 (at a hospital outpatient department).

An experimental treatment that stimulates the spinal cord may help people with a paralyzing genetic disorder. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a study of three people with a rare inherited condition ...

A man with Parkinson’s disease has regained the ability to walk after physicians implanted a small device into his spinal cord that sends signals to his legs. “I can now walk with much more ...

If a person qualifies for spinal cord stimulator therapy, coverage will fall under Medicare Part B. After a person meets their deductible, Part B will pay for 80% of the cost.