Spinal Cord Injury

Back-to-School Sports Dangers—A rash of student-athlete deaths turns up the heat on concerns about athletic training in high temperatures

It’s September, and kids are back in school across the country. In California, most students are already a few weeks into their academic year. School sports are also in full swing. But as middle and high school football kicks off nationwide, tragedy hangs over the start of the season. According to Karissa Niehoff, CEO of… read more

Spinal Cord Stimulators

New uses and expanded approval for an established pain treatment… but is the jury still out on safety and effectiveness? Earlier this year, Nature Medicine published an exciting study that showed promising results for stroke patients receiving spinal cord stimulation. Although the trial was small and preliminary (only two patients), researchers at the University of… read more