Older adults recover nerve function after spinal cord injury just as well as younger patients, but they fall behind when it comes to walking and daily independence.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that the nervous system's own immune cells help protect the spinal cord from age-related damage.

Researchers report that a gene therapy that inhibits targeted nerve cell signaling effectively reduced neuropathic pain with no detectable side effects in mice with spinal cord or peripheral nerve ...

People with spinal cord injuries suffer from many complications in addition to paralysis and numbness. Some of these problems are caused by a lack of the neurotransmitter GABA in the injured spinal ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --The FDA had just approved the Senza Spinal Cord Stimulator which eliminates the down side of previous units. For people with chronic back or leg pain, a spinal cord stimulator can ...

Feb. 19 (UPI) --An experimental electrical treatment has reduced side effects of a spinal cord injury that paralyzed a Canadian man in a diving accident. Six years ago, Isaac Darrel, of Langley, ...

Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) have two main types — complete and incomplete. Their symptoms vary according to the type, location, and extent of the injury, so healthcare providers find treating these ...

Neck pain on the left side usually results from a benign cause, like muscle strain from sleeping in an awkward position. Sometimes, a more serious cause may be a tumor or rheumatoid arthritis. The ...

The spinal cord injury a person has will determine how much care they need and the types of products that can improve their quality of life. For example, certain mattresses may be more suitable than ...

People with spinal cord injuries suffer from many complications in addition to paralysis and numbness. Some of these problems are caused by a lack of the neurotransmitter GABA in the injured spinal ...