All participants undergo a baseline assessment on day 1; in the EES+PT group, an epidural electrode is implanted on day 2, stimulation programs are initiated on postoperative day 1 and iteratively ...

Pairing targeted vagus nerve stimulation with physical therapy seems to help people who are partially paralysed from spinal cord injuries regain the ability to perform some everyday activities, like ...

In a new clinical study, researchers from the Texas Biomedical Device Center (TxBDC) at The University of Texas at Dallas demonstrated unprecedented rates of recovery for spinal cord injuries. In this ...

Spinal cord stimulators are electrical devices that are surgically implanted in the body to treat long-term pain. They have a battery pack and leads that deliver electrical impulses directly to the ...

A new study has tested innovative proof-of-concept technology that syncs electrical stimulation with rehabilitation robotics to enable individuals paralyzed after spinal injury to move more naturally.

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On a recent appointment, Debbie Strom sat in a chair at the University of Washington’s Amplifying Movement & Performance (AMP) Lab. She had a series of electrodes and wired sensors attached to the ...

Christopher Maher holds a research fellowship funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Caitlin Jones does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

Spinal cord stimulation has been available as a chronic pain treatment for decades, but even now, Medtronic—which was the first to make the implants commercially available in the late 1960s—is still ...