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The Protein That Blocks Nerve Repair After Spinal Cord Injury Has Been Stopped

This article predates Brown Brothers Media’s ownership of Science Blog and has not been reviewed under our current editorial process. It is preserved as part of the publication’s archive. A patient ...

Blocking a nerve protein could interrupt chronic pain rather than simply mask it

Chronic pain can continue long after an initial injury. When a nerve outside the brain and spinal cord (a peripheral nerve) ...

Spinal Stenosis Pain That Did Not Improve with Orthopedics: Reclaiming Daily Life Through Nerve Seitai

Five months of persistent leg pain and numbnessMr. S first visited the hospital in March. MRI results led to a diagnosis of ...
UPI

Study: Drug could block inflammation, pain, restore function in spinal cord injury

May 20 (UPI) --An existing drug could help limit damage caused by an injury to the spinal cord by blocking the inflammatory response, potentially restoring some movement, researchers said Friday. The ...
Medical Xpress

Nerve block can reduce need for postsurgical opioids

A preoperative nerve block used in combination with other medications can reduce the need for opioids to manage pain following spinal surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found. The ...

Spinal Stenosis

What is spinal stenosis? ―Don't overlook "pain when walking, relief when resting""My legs hurt when I walk," or "I get numb ...