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Pain management

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Modulation of training by single-session transcranial direct current stimulation to the intact motor cortex enhances motor skill acquisition of the paretic hand

Mechanisms of skill learning are paramount components for stroke recovery. Recent noninvasive brain stimulation studies demonstrated that decreasing activity in the contralesional motor cortex might be beneficial, providing transient functional improvement ...

2012

Seeing and identifying with a virtual body decreases pain perception

Olaf Blanke, Bigna Lenggenhager, Roland von Känel

Pain and the conscious mind (or the self) are experienced in our body. Both are intimately linked to the subjective quality of conscious experience. Here, we used virtual reality technology and visuo-tactile conflicts in healthy subjects to test whether ex ...

2011

Development of a medical instrument to induce and control hydrogel polymerization in-situ

Dominique Pioletti, Pierre-Etienne Bourban, Christophe Moser

Background - Nucleus pulposus degeneration is a very common musculo-skeletal pathology, which is in part responsible for low back pain, a pandemic medical problem. Artificial hydrogels are being investigated by research group around the world for the purpo ...

2010

Does hydrogel-cell construct viscoelasticity affect ECM production?

Line Aschwanden

Low back pain is one of the most prevailing medical concerns and can often be associated with the degeneration of the intervertebral disc. This degeneration results in a loss of biological and mechanical properties, especially a loss of viscoelastic proper ...

2009

Osteoclastogenesis can be mechanically-induced in the peri-implant bone

Dominique Pioletti, Alexandre Terrier, Vincent Stadelmann

Total joint replacements are highly successful in relieving pain and restoring movement of damaged joints. However, the lifespan of the implants is limited. The implant’s long-term stability depends largely on the preservation of periprosthetic bone. Debri ...

2009

Differential effects of anti-Nogo-A antibody treatment and treadmill training in rats with incomplete spinal cord injury

Grégoire Courtine

Locomotor training on treadmills can improve recovery of stepping in spinal cord injured animals and patients. Likewise, lesioned rats treated with antibodies against the myelin associated neurite growth inhibitory protein, Nogo-A, showed increased regener ...

2009

Selection of a cell carrier for the in vivo delivery of fetal spine cells

Valérie Loewensberg

Objective: Several cell carriers need to be selected and characterized for their compatibility with fetal cartilaginous cell survival and activity. In order to assess the in vivo regeneration capacity of fetal cartilaginous cells, these cell carriers will ...

2008

Degeneration of the intervertebral discs : Effects of Mechanical Stress on Intervertebral Disc Cells ; Selection of a Cell Carrier for the In Vivo Delivery of Fetal Spine Cells

Valérie Loewensberg

[...] Low back pain affects nearly 80% the population at least once in their lifetime. Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is thought to play a role in the development and onset of low back pain. The center part of the disc, the nucleus pulposus (NP), w ...

2008

Fluid mechanics of intrathecal drug delivery

Radboud Michael Nelissen

The aim of this principally experimental study is to understand from fluid mechanic principles why an insignificant anesthetic dose administered as a short bolus into the cerebrospinal fluid inside the subarachnoid space provides greater pain relief than a ...

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Improved physical activity in patients treated for chronic pain by spinal cord stimulation

Kamiar Aminian, Anisoara Ionescu, Bijan Najafi

The objective of this study was to objectively assess the physical activity of daily living in chronic pain patients treated with spinal cord stimulation (SCS). Changes in pain and spontaneous physical activity following SCS were evaluated under real life ...

2005

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