It comes as UCLH became the first centre in the UK to offer sleep apnoea patients a choice of nerve stimulators - the Genio Nyxoah or the Inspire implant. Both devices stimulate the hypoglossal nerve, ...

Patients with a common sleep disorder have been fitted with an app-controlled device that zaps the nerves in the tongue to help them breathe overnight in a UK first. The technology could spell the ...

Ab stimulators, a type of electronic muscle stimulator, are devices that can make your abdominal muscles appear firmer and more toned by electronically stimulating them. Electronic muscle ...

England's leading Test run-scorer Joe Root still needs an Ashes century in Australia to be considered an "all-time great", according to former Australia head coach Darren Lehmann. Root has long ...

They decided that a stimulator would relieve him. “We found out that we wanted to do the procedure but the machine that is used for dorsal root ganglion (a cluster of neurons in a dorsal root ...

By implanting a spinal cord stimulator to stimulate the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) in the patient’s spine, they were able to block pain sensations originating from the damaged nerve.

In summary, although these approaches can provide pain relief for patients, they need to be implemented with caution, especially when considering the destructive nature of dorsal root ganglia and the ...