Spinal cord stimulation restores movement for people with 'muscle wasting' disorder
New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for patients who have spinal ...
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Spinal stimulation restored muscles wasted by rare genetic disorder
Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal stimulation.
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Spinal cord stimulation restores neural function, targets key feature of progressive neurodegenerative disease
Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...
Ontario university developing ‘HERO Glove’ to help rehabilitate stroke, spinal cord patients
Not all heroes wear capes. Some use robotics to revolutionize rehabilitation by creating a wearable device – dubbed the Hero ...
A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their ...
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Spinal Cord Stimulation Improves Leg Strength and Walking in Adults with SMA
In a small human trial in SMA patients neurostimulation sessions improved motoneuron function, reduced fatigue, and improved leg muscle strength and walking.
Spinal cord electrical stimulation restores neural function in clinical trial
A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal ...