Scientists at the University of Sydney, Australia have been awarded $1.7 million from New South Wales Ministry of Health, to research a new treatment for chronic pain which commonly affects people with spinal cord injuries.
Up to 80 percent of people with a spinal cord injury develop some degree of persistent pain. A specific type of pain known as neuropathic pain is caused by damage to the spinal cord. It is often described as stabbing, burning, or a numbing, ‘pins and needles’-like sensation. The pain can be so severe that many regard it as the most debilitating part of their injury.
