50 years ago, researchers treated chronic pain with electricity
Excerpt from the March 20, 1971, issue of Science News
Sending electrical impulses to the spinal cord has been used to relieve pain for decades. Now, more precise stimulation has been shown to help some people paralyzed by injuries walk with support.
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Fooling the brain — Science News, March 20, 1971
Chronic pain can be treated surgically by severing nerves or by destroying a small part of the brain that perceives pain, but these methods are destructive.