A neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist discover promising new ways to help people with spinal cord injuries walk again ...

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

How a tiny spinal implant could help those with muscle-wasting disease - Three people with a muscle-destroying disease got ...

An intervention, which involves electrical stimulation of the sensory spinal nerves, can gradually reawaken functionally silent motor neurons in the spinal cord and improve leg ... of Pittsburgh hold ...

Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) can temporarily or permanently disrupt critical functions, from sensation to breathing, contributing to substantial patient morbidities that are often lifelong. Researchers ...

New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for patients who have spinal ...

Mission Viejo's neurosurgeon explores spinal cord stimulation as a promising alternative for chronic back pain relief, ...

Stimulating the spinal cord with low levels of electricity has long been ... Then Capogrosso wondered if that same technology ...

Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American and TASE: LCTX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing allogeneic ...

In a small human trial in SMA patients neurostimulation sessions improved motoneuron function, reduced fatigue, and improved leg muscle strength and walking.

Stimulating the spinal cord with low levels of electricity ... might help SMA in a similar way — by revving up related sensory nerves so they wake up damaged muscle cells, helping them move ...