In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the ...

The brain is the command center for your body, and the spinal cord is the pathway for messages sent by the brain to ... Sensory Functions – monitors sensation of touch, pressure, temperature and pain.

Research based on this theory has investigated physiological mechanisms at every level of the pathway ... on chronic pain and postulated that neural gates in the spinal cord can be opened or ...

A study published in Pain Reports adds a new piece to the puzzle, showing spinal disinhibition — disruption of the spinal cord’s inhibitory systems that modulate pain signals — in people ...

It blocks signals in the pain pathways and also increases feelings ... A particular type of neuron that wires to the spinal cord was found to play a central role in the 'morphine ensemble." ...

A neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist discover promising new ways to help people with spinal cord injuries walk again ...

He also completed a fellowship in interventional pain management at Harvard Medical School’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Shah performs spine and joint injections as well as advanced ...

Dr Pradeep Thumbikat from Sheffield, UK, discussed the link between ageing and spinal cord injury. While ageing itself is not a direct cause, he explained it can lead to complications.

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal ...