The 24-month results of the COMFORT Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) RCT were published on January 23, 2026 in the peer-reviewed journal Chronic Pain & Management and are available here. These ...

Spinal cord stimulators can significantly improve patients’ lives. The province doesn’t fund nearly enough of them, experts say.

Background Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has become a cornerstone of neuromodulatory interventions for chronic pain, offering ...

Neuroscientists have used a nanosized sensor to record spinal cord neurons in free-moving mice, a feat that could lead to the development of better treatments for spinal cord disease and injury.

Spinal stenosis is often a chronic condition, so it may require lifelong treatment if your symptoms impact your quality of life. The severity of symptoms will range widely for each person. Researchers ...

A spinal epidural abscess rarely announces itself as a medical emergency. For many patients, it begins quietly with back pain that feels routine, a fever that seems manageable, or weakness that is ...

Extension cords promise a quick fix when an outlet is just out of reach, but the wrong “upgrade” can quietly turn that convenience into a fire risk. The most dangerous change you can make is not a ...

In his Calgary home gym, Kurt Oatway is lifting weights and doing pull-ups — part of the final training push before the 2026 Paralympic Games in Italy. At age 41, the elite sit-skier shows a steely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kurt Oatway of Canada competes in the men's downhill, sitting, at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Jeongseon, South Korea, Saturday, ...

The extension cord corner that looks tidy in your living room or home office can quietly turn into a heat trap that stresses wiring and raises the odds of a fire. When you coil cords tightly, bury ...