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Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is the most-established member of the family of therapies known as neuromodulation, it is technology that acts upon nerves and alter nerve activity by delivering electrical stimuli directly to a target area (Chakravarthy et al. 2016). SCS is a clinical application arising directly from the revolutionary “gate-control” theory proposed by Melzack and Wall (1965) published in Science, a theory which proposed a hypothesis for an intrinsic pain control mechanism (Lazorthes

Vocal Cord Polyps and Nodules Polyps and nodules are noncancerous (benign) growths that can develop on the vocal cords. You have two vocal cords in your voice box (larynx). The vocal cords produce the sound of your voice when air from your lungs passes over them. Polyps or nodules can cause your voice to change. They will often make your voice sound more hoarse or husky. A vocal cord nodule is like a small, hard callus. Vocal cord polyps are usually larger and softer. They can be different shapes

including revolutionary new technologies like spinal cord stimulation. Could this help curb America’s Opioid Epidemic? What is Cord Stimulation? So what is cord stimulation (or spinal cord stimulation to use its full name)? Well, pain is a signal transmitted through nerves from your body up through the spinal cord to your brain. But the spinal cord isn’t simply a relay station for the pain signals. Since the 60’s scientists have known that the spinal cord can modulate these pain signals as they are traveling

Background and Rationale: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating and debilitating condition caused by a traumatic blow to the spine. SCI is irreversible, leaving many patients with permanent loss of motor function as a result of neuronal injury, including nerve compression, myelin sheath loss, nerve disconnection, and nerve degeneration (Fig. 1) [1-3]. The annual incidence of SCI in the United States is approximately 12,000 new cases each year [1, 5]. With the aging population and increased occurrence

Many spinal cord injuries (SCI) patients are suffering from the impairment of impulse conduction and they are unable to carry out their activities of daily living. Rehabilitation becomes an important role in enhancing motor recovery and minimizing the deficits of their movement function. The goal of this research is to deliver natural gait behavior of a rat through active robotics and intelligent system for the SCI Sprague-Dawley rat. The advance of this research is not only the rehabilitation novel

Whitakers didn’t give up and went to the USA were the policies are not as strict. After some considerable stress, Jamie was born and was able to be a successful donor for Charlie by providing umbilical cord blood.

When you hear the term ‘spinal cord injury’ you often associate this with something permanent, irreversible and extremely detrimental to the life of the individual affected. Recent studies into the application of induced pluripotent stem cells have found a way to potentially cure this condition, with the grafting of iPS cells to the human spine. It is impossible to argue with the results of recent research studies, which clearly demonstrate its capability to treat this condition. However, there

Spinal cord trauma affects a multitude of individuals globally. Many common spinal cord injuries occur frequently from motor vehicle accidents, athletics, falls, and disease and are not curable (Center NSCISC 2013). Depending on the area that is damaged, there are numerous consequences of spinal cord injuries that affect the body in different ways. As individuals age, their susceptibility to such injuries significantly increases and is frequently caused by falling. However, anyone is susceptible

With the increased pervasiveness and accessibility of the internet in modern life, consumers have been abandoning traditional television and cable for online subscription streaming services. Media Convergence has played a key role in enabling cord cutting in that content that traditionally has been exclusive to the television set is now available via the internet on multiple platforms, such as cellular phones and computers, that were traditionally reserved for other media. Now that television

A spinal cord injury does not occur in a single moment. Instead damage will continue to ensue for days to weeks after the initial injury. The initial impact and injury causes the immediate damage and death of oligodendrocytes and motor neurons. However, another wave of damage is caused by the secondary processes that occur after the injury. The spinal cord is a bundle of nervous tissue and neurons protected by the vertebral column that transmits electrical synapses, or messages, from the brain to