One of the more common reasons for a visit or call to a doctor? Lower back pain. As the population ages, this complaint becomes even more frequent. Characterized by back, leg and neck pain, spinal ...

Share on Pinterest Spinal cord stimulation is now used to treat a number of conditions. milorad kravic/Getty Images Spinal cord stimulation is a treatment in which a device is implanted under the skin ...

At 8 months follow-up, patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy who received spinal cord stimulation (SCS) implants reported improvements in pain, neuropathic and autonomic symptoms, ...

Neuropathic pain is highly prevalent after spinal cord injury, with prevalence unrelated to severity of injury.

A range of cancers can show up as pain in the middle of the back, either because they originate close to the spine, or ...

Spinal stenosis is a condition that affects the spinal cord. Traditional and newer treatment options can include acupotomy, decompression surgery, stem cell therapy, physical therapy, medications, ...

Meningitis refers to swelling in the membranes that surround your brain and spinal cord. This type of inflammation affects your nervous system. Meningitis can be viral or bacterial, and symptoms of ...

Kelly Carnahan is no stranger to medical procedures. For the past three years, 52-old Kelly Carnahan has been dealing with chronic back pain and has tried just about everything to get relief from her ...

Spinal cord stimulators have been used since the 1960s, and the first FDA approval for one of the devices arrived in 1989—all with a focus on treating various forms of chronic pain. In more recent ...

University Health Services released a statement Oct. 31 that said four University of Wisconsin students were diagnosed with meningitis and quickly received medical care. One student was hospitalized ...