Spinal cord stimulators, also called dorsal column stimulators, help reduce chronic pain. They’re implanted into your spine to block pain signals from reaching your brain. Spinal cord ...

The spinal column is composed of bony structures ... which enter the spinal cord via the dorsal root. Some of these nerve fibers form connections with other nerves in the dorsal horn, whereas ...

Spinal cord stimulation consists of leads placed in the epidural space alongside the dorsal column and then tunnelled subcutaneously to an implantable pulse generator. These generators contain a ...

Called a “hybrid technique,” the procedure combines an implanted electronic device called a dorsal column (spinal cord) stimulator with a newer technology known as peripheral nerve field ...

“Managing pain from peripheral neuropathies resulting from procedures such as mesh hernia repair, is very difficult with current treatment modalities, including traditional Spinal Cord Stimulation.

The spinal cord is a band of nerves and cells, while the vertebral column is the term used to ... and vibration to the dorsal horns. Also described as the spinothalamic tract, this is a long ...

More information: Jungpyo Lee et al, Expanding Functional Workspace for People With C5-C7 Spinal Cord Injury With Supernumerary Dorsal Grasping, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and ...

“We almost always place an anterior mesh cage to prevent shortening of the spinal column,” Ozturk said. “We also place an anterior H-shape femoral allograft to prevent hematoma formation as ...