A study at the Vancouver Island Health Authority (government health plan) supports findings that costs of spinal cord stimulation implants are recouped due to decreased demands for medical treatment in chronic pain patients.
Clinatec chairman Alim-Louis Benabid, MD, PhD -- considered the "father of deep brain stimulation " -- receives the International Neuromodulation Society's third Giant of Neuromodulation award at its 12th World Congress in Montreal
U.S. and Chinese researchers have begun a controlled clinical trial in Crohn's disease using surface electrodes daily to stimulate an acupuncture point on the stomach meridian that was shown to reduce vagal imbalance in preclinical studies. Restoring vagal balance is known to reduce intestinal inflammation.
Children and adolescents who received deep brain stimulation for generalized dystonia maintained significant symptom relief for up to eight years, according to a study presented today at the 12th World Congress of the International Neuromodulation Society.
Researchers funded by the National Institute for Health Research to conduct a multi-center pilot study of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in refractory chronic angina pectoris will advise NICE that a fully powered nationwide study is feasible, with SCS therapy and trial outcome measures shown to be acceptable and appropriate for future randomized controlled trials.
Winning research abstracts present: a custom neural prosthesis to combat paralysis; cellular evidence of stroke recovery; tuning treatment of Parkinson's disease; validation of a pain model; and comparing drug-free stimulation modes of pain treatment.
The ability of a carbon nanofiber pad to detect changing neurotransmitter concentrations was demonstrated in a proof-of-principle collaboration between engineers and neurosurgeons at NASA Ames Research Center and the Mayo Clinic. The active area was one-tenth the size of current deep-brain-stimulation electrical contacts.
Weekly sessions of non-invasive repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation provided sufficient long-term pain relief in 61 percent of patients with central post-stroke pain, and delivered long-term relief for patients who continued for one year.
The public is invited to a free talk by doctors and patients on neuromodulation before a three-day world congress brings more than 1,300 international experts to Montreal to discuss this promising therapeutic approach.
The 12th World Congress of the International Neuromodulation Society scientific program, from June 8 - 11, 2015 in Montreal, will present landmark studies about neurostimulation therapy and investigations of potential breakthroughs.
"Innovations in Neuromodulation," a preconference of the International Neuromodulation Society 12th World Congress, presents updates and opinions from representatives of early–stage companies and venture capitalists to approximately 200 investors, entrepreneurs, device company executives, and medical professionals.
The International Neuromodulation Society 12th World Congress in Montreal June 6 - 11, 2015 features traditional and cutting-edge ways to address chronic disease through interfacing with the body’s nervous system.
The Neuromodulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee consists of 60 neurostimulation experts convened by the International Neuromodulation Society to respond to the need to better define use of these advanced medical devices.
Neuromodulation appropriateness consensus committee questions and answers regarding neurostimulation and the committee findings
Since spinal cord stimulation (SCS) was approved by the FDA in 1989 to treat chronic neuropathic pain of the trunk and limbs, word about the option is growing among primary care providers, specialists and patients -- including one advocate who found relief 12 years after the onset of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Experts are addressing the question of how soon to offer SCS in CRPS.
The market for neuromodulation devices that can manage pain, neurologic disease, and other conditions has grown at a CAGR of about 9% since 2008 to $2.6 billion today, with a global penetration of 0.04%, according to figures from an investment pre-conference organized by Dr. Elliot Krames – named a Giant in Neuromodulation at the 11th World Congress of the International Neuromodulation Society.
Expert physicians and neuroscientists look to the future of "digital drugs," implantable devices for the treatment of pain. Exciting new options include focus on dorsal root ganglion; new frequencies of neurostimulation; and new devices for peripheral nerve stimulation.
A deep brain stimulation trial in treatment-resistant obesity linked a weight loss trend to a metabolism increase programmed in a metabolic chamber, according to a pilot study presented at the International Neuromodulation Society’s 11th World Congress by Dr. Michael Oh of the Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The first set of recommendations about patient selection and appropriateness for implantation of “digital drugs” to manage chronic pain are devised to deliver better care and reduce complications using neuromodulation therapies, an expanding and evolving treatment that interfaces with nerves.
Significant improvement in hardest-to-treat chronic constipation shown in novel use of electrical stimulation (neurostimulation) at home.
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