Humans cannot fully heal spinal cord injuries. When the spinal cord is damaged, the body's immune system often spirals into ...

Researchers have built a realistic human mini spinal cord in the lab and used it to simulate traumatic injury. The model reproduced key damage seen in real spinal cord injuries, including inflammation ...

Scientists at Cedars-Sinai have uncovered a surprising repair system in the spinal cord that could open new doors for treating paralysis, stroke, and diseases like multiple sclerosis. They found that ...

Shortstop Aidan Miller, the Philadelphia Phillies’ No. 1 prospect, will undergo surgery June 5 as a result of a recurrence of low back pain during his rehabilitation. “Phillies infielder Aidan Miller ...

Researchers in the Neuromechatronics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University have already proven that spinal cord stimulation can ...

It is providing selected rehabilitation centres with the first dedicated treatment for paralysis approved by UK regulators.

CHICAGO — The future of physical therapy. The traditional path to help patients regain movement after a stroke or spinal cord injury takes a herculean effort. And now robots are literally stepping in ...