"It is this crushing or compression of the spinal cord that causes the nerve fibers to develop holes in their membranes, which ultimately leads to cell death and separation of the nerve fiber within ...

Nerve cells in the spinal cord do not regenerate easily and scar tissue forms quickly, blocking the regrowth of nerve fibers. Current treatments for SCI focus on managing symptoms, preventing further ...

A two-part clinical trial led by University of Cincinnati researchers at the Lindner Center of HOPE is testing the use of ...

In other words, a non-painful stimulus – like when you rub your shin after walking into a table – can overtake slower pain ...

Spinal cord injuries, nerve damage from a stroke ... type of immune cell in mice that triggers repair and regrowth of nerve fibers. These special healing cells are in our own bone marrow and ...

A neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist discover promising new ways to help people with spinal cord injuries walk again ...

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle ...

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

An intervention, which involves electrical stimulation of the sensory spinal nerves, can gradually reawaken functionally silent motor neurons in the spinal cord and improve leg muscle strength and ...

In a small human trial in SMA patients neurostimulation sessions improved motoneuron function, reduced fatigue, and improved leg muscle strength and walking.

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses ... inputs from sensory nerves -- fibers that return the information from skin and ...