What if chronic diseases, which are difficult to treat with medicine alone, could be managed with electricity? As ...

Joseph Jeanmarie has had back problems since the 1980s, when he injured his back and had surgery. Although his chronic pain was sometimes debilitating, he continued his work as an insurance ...

Spinal cord stimulators are electrical devices that are surgically implanted in the body to treat long-term pain. They have a battery pack and leads that deliver electrical impulses directly to the ...

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its spinal cord stimulation (SCS) devices for the treatment of ...

MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — South Florida patients suffering from chronic pain are finding relief through spinal cord stimulation, a therapy that uses targeted electrical signals to block pain from ...

In a new study, scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology (LIN) and University Hospital Magdeburg demonstrated that the spinal cord is far more than just a transmission pathway that ...

For years, Denise Holtzinger struggled with the debilitating effects of Parkinson’s Disease. Simple tasks like walking or using her hands became nearly impossible as tremors took over her body. But ...

Lauren Pastrana is the co-anchor of CBS4 News weeknights at 5, 6, 7 and 11 p.m. She joined CBS Miami in April 2012 as a reporter. She is an Emmy-nominated, multimedia journalist with experience in ...