University Orthopedics’ East Bay Surgery Center in East Providence, R.I., has become the first site in the state to implant a closed-loop spinal cord stimulator. Shiqiang “Chris” Tian, MD, an ...

Here are eight spine technology and technique debuts on the regional and national scale since October. 21: Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. Neurosurgeon Chris Talbot, DO, successfully ...

The new labeling will include outcomes from a study showing “superior back pain relief” compared to conventional spinal cord stimulation, according to a March 17 news release. Eighty-four percent of ...

The FDA approved Boston Scientific’s Spectra WaveWriter Spinal Cord Stimulator System. 1. The system is the first and only FDA-approved system that simultaneously provides paresthesia-based and ...

Onward Medical announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance to expand the ARC-EX system's indication for home use.

Ian Harris receives funding from research organisations unrelated to spinal cord stimulators. He was interviewed for the Four Corners episode referred to. Adrian C Traeger receives research funding ...

Christopher Maher holds a research fellowship funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Caitlin Jones does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Johns Hopkins materials scientist and collaborators have developed a tiny device that may hold promise for restoring mobility to those with lower limb paralysis, a condition affecting approximately ...

Medicare may cover the implantation of a spinal cord stimulator as a therapy for chronic intractable pain. Chronic intractable pain refers to persistent pain that doesn’t respond to traditional ...