This and other InfoSheets are provided by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS). Understanding Spinal Cord Injury: Part 2 - Recovery and Rehabilitation ...

A stem cell treatment helped improve the motor function of two out of four patients with a spinal cord injury in the first ...

In this new method, a fully implanted spinal cord stimulation device delivers electrical impulses that mimic natural nerve ...

The Prospera SCS system for pain management relieved pain, improved sleep and reduced opioid use at 24 months, according to ...

The Texas Model Spinal Cord Injury System provides services along the entire continuum of care from emergency medical service to long-term follow-up and management of secondary conditions. The TMSCIS ...

Scientists have developed an approach that combines rehabilitation robotics with spinal cord stimulation to restore movement in people with spinal cord injuries. The technology enhances rehabilitation ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI)—a condition that leads to partial or complete paralysis—has a profound impact on millions of individuals globally. Despite recent advances in SCI treatment, restoring lost ...

Spinal cord injuries are life-altering, often leaving individuals with severe mobility impairments. While rehabilitation robotics-devices that guide movement during therapy-have improved training for ...

A spinal cord injury (SCI) is the occurrence of an acute traumatic damage to the spinal cord or nerves roots within the spinal column, including the cauda equina, that results in temporary or ...