A noninvasive spinal stimulation device safely improves upper-extremity function in people with a cervical spinal cord injury (SCI), results of a prospective nonsignificant risk trial suggest. The ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – Joe Pomeroy damaged the nerves in his spine after a motorcycle race accident 10 years ago. “I had an engine failure while on the track. The engine locked up on me and sent me ...

A UBC Okanagan researcher has been testing the effectiveness of a mobile app that encourages people living with a spinal cord injury - but can walk - to get active. Dr. Sarah Lawrason, a researcher in ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the lateral hypothalamus (LH) improves walking and promotes recovery in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), new research showed. This intervention excites ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed use of a prediction rule may help identify patients with upper limb functional recovery ...

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 ...

An experimental drug could help improve movement for patients with spinal cord injuries. Larry Williams broke his neck in a cycling accident three years ago, and, wanting his life back, decided to ...

The prognosis for recovery from a spinal cord injury (SCI) is of great importance for those directly affected and those around them. So far, however, it has remained imprecise. Researchers from three ...