[citation needed] An intrathecal pump system can be used to deliver a local anaesthetic, and/or an opioid and/or an atypical analgesic agent as ziconotide.

[5][6][7] Often reserved for spastic cerebral palsy, baclofen can be administered through an intrathecal pump implanted just below the skin of the abdomen or behind the chest wall, with a catheter connected directly to the base of the spine.

Intrathecal baclofen pumps sometimes carry serious clinical risks, such as infection or a possibly fatal sudden malfunction.

[citation needed] Treatment of chronic spinal injuries via the administration of mesenchymal stem cells,[8] either from adipose tissue or bone marrow, is experimental, with better results from the former method.

Introduction of mesenchymal stem cells promote the microenvironment needed for axonal regrowth and reduction of inflammation caused by astrocytes proliferation and glial scar tissue.