Device aids recovery of people with spinal injuries, trial findsSpinal nerve electrical stimulation during rehabilitation post-spinal cord injury improves hand and arm function, enhancing quality of life.
Spinal stimulation restored muscles wasted by rare genetic disorderDaily electrical stimulation can improve strength and mobility in spinal muscular atrophy patients.Spinal stimulation may complement existing drug therapies for SMA.
Device aids recovery of people with spinal injuries, trial findsSpinal nerve electrical stimulation during rehabilitation post-spinal cord injury improves hand and arm function, enhancing quality of life.
Spinal stimulation restored muscles wasted by rare genetic disorderDaily electrical stimulation can improve strength and mobility in spinal muscular atrophy patients.Spinal stimulation may complement existing drug therapies for SMA.
'Neural tourniquet' controls bleeding with nerve stimulationElectrical stimulation can enhance platelet activity to reduce bleeding during surgeries and emergencies.
Non-invasive zaps to the spinal cord can treat paralysis-but no one knows whyPatients with tetraplegia can regain hand and arm function with non-invasive electrical stimulation therapy, potentially offering life-changing improvements.