A Johns Hopkins materials scientist and collaborators have developed a tiny device that may hold promise for restoring mobility to those with lower limb paralysis, a condition affecting approximately ...

Regionally, North America leads, followed by Europe, with fast growth in Asia-Pacific. Challenges include high costs, surgery ...

A new study published in Neuromodulation (1) demonstrates that automatic, daily remote monitoring of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) devices enables the first real-time visibility into post-implant ...

People with spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease, usually experience muscle weakness that impacts movement. New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation ...

In a recent small study, an implanted device that stimulates the spinal cord helped restore arm and hand mobility in two stroke survivors, enabling them to manage simple daily tasks like using a fork ...

Spinal cord stimulators have been used since the 1960s, and the first FDA approval for one of the devices arrived in 1989—all with a focus on treating various forms of chronic pain. In more recent ...

An experimental treatment that stimulates the spinal cord may help people with a paralyzing genetic disorder called spinal muscular atrophy. An experimental treatment that stimulates the spinal cord ...

Stimulation that lasts Before the SMA study, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh had been using spinal stimulation to boost arm strength in people who'd had a stroke. The treatment appeared to ...

Research participant Heather Rendulic prepares to grasp and move a can of tomato soup at Rehab Neural Engineering Labs at the University of Pittsburgh. (Tim Betler/UPMC and University of Pittsburgh ...

Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Independent studies suggested that spinal cord stimulation ...

Daily electrical stimulation of certain nerves in the spinal cord appeared to help three people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), an inherited disorder that causes muscles to waste away. The ...