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Battery‐Free Dual‐Channel Wireless Neurostimulator Using Passive Circuitry for Neuropathic Pain Modulation

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A compact, wireless neural stimulator featuring a novel tapping inductor enables selective and independent stimulation of the motor cortex in rats via a single receiver coil. This minimally invasive system effectively reduces neuropathic pain through targeted cortical activation, offering a new avenue for bioelectronic pain therapies and advancing ...
Jeongju Moon   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

NSAIDs in sciatica (NIS): study protocol for an investigator-initiated multicentre, randomized placebo-controlled trial of naproxen in patients with sciatica

open access: yesTrials, 2022
Background Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used to treat sciatica, despite insufficient evidence from placebo-controlled trials.
Lars Grøvle   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Extraspinal sciatica revealing late metastatic disease from parotid carcinoma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Sciatica is a clinical symptom usually caused by a disk herniation and less often by other conditions such as tumors, infections, or inflammatory diseases.
A. Petit   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Biodegradable Implantable Electronics with Wireless Technology for Real‐Time Clinical Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The article explores how bioresorbable implantable electronics merge wireless communication and power delivery with biodegradable materials to enable real‐time clinical applications. It highlights advances in materials, system design, and medical uses across neural, cardiovascular, digestive, immune, and drug‐delivery systems.
Myeongki Cho   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk factors for nonunion of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: a case‒control study

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background Early assessment of the risk of nonunion in osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) is beneficial to early clinical decision making. However, a comprehensive understanding of the risk factors for OVCF nonunion is lacking. Methods We
Shichuan Liao   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A case report of sciatic hernia as a cause of sciatica and lower back pain: Diagnostic dilemma for family physicians

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022
Degenerative changes in lumbosacral spine or disc bulges impinging on the thecal sac are the usual causes of sciatica. However peripheral compression of sciatic nerve in pelvis or lower limb presenting as sciatica is an uncommon entity.
Navdeep Kaur   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A New Library Career

open access: yes, 2018
After working as a public and school library director for two decades, the challenge of reference and research work in an academic library is exciting and daunting for a mid-career librarian.
Casstevens, Susan J, Dr.
core   +1 more source

Advancements in Carbon‐Based Piezoelectric Materials: Mechanism, Classification, and Applications in Energy Science

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Carbon‐based piezoelectric materials are systematically categorized based on their structural and functional properties. The mechanisms of stress‐induced charge transfer are elucidated, and their applications are explored across three key domains: piezoelectric catalysis for energy conversion and environmental remediation, piezoelectric biomedical ...
Mude Zhu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sciatica (lumbar radiculopathy) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Sciatica results from irritation or compression of the nerve root in the lumbosacral spine. Its symptoms include pain, numbness and tingling, which can extend down the back of the leg to the toes (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE),
Nuttall, Dilyse
core   +1 more source

Wireless Acousto‐Piezoelectric Conduit with Aligned Nanofibers for Neural Regeneration

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
An ultrasound‐driven, highly aligned piezoelectric nanofiber‐based nerve guidance conduit (APNF‐NGC) designed for effective peripheral nerve repair has been demonstrated in this study. Featuring aligned topology, cell‐adhesive surfaces, and an axial electric field, the APNF‐NGC collectively promotes significant nerve regeneration.
Sera Jeon   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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