Electrical Stimulation Improves Arm Control in Paralyzed Monkeys
Electrical stimulation of injured spinal cord nerves may improve motor control of the upper limb and help it partially regain lost movement.
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ONWARD Enrolls First Patient in HemON Study, Implants ARC-IM for the First Time
ONWARD announces the first patient enrollment in the HemON Study and first-in-human use of the Company’s ARCIM implantable pulse generator.
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Collaboration in Seating and Positioning for SCI
Determining the ideal wheelchair prescription for a client with acute SCI requires that a full team of experts work together.
ONWARD Medical’s Technology Enables Walking and Standing After Severe Spinal Cord Injuries
ONWARD Medical N.V. announces the publication of STIMO-BRIDGE Study results in Nature Medicine. The study highlights the use of ONWARD’s technology to enable people with even the most severe forms of spinal cord injury to walk, stand, cycle, and swim again.
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New Spinal Cord Stimulation Study Puts People with Paralysis on Their Feet Again
Results of the STIMO clinical trial, led by Dr. Jocelyne Bloch from Lausanne University Hospital and Grégoire Courtine of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, were published recently in the journal Nature Medicine.
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Research in Mice Identifies Neurons That Control Locomotion
Ventral spinocerebellar tract neurons (VSCTs) are both necessary and sufficient for regulating locomotion once movement is underway, according to researchers from Columbia University.
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Essentials for a Successful Standing Program
Jillian Cacopardo, MPT, ATP/SMS, provides Insight into what therapists should know to help clients working toward upright in this feature for the January/February 2022 issue of Rehab Management.
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A Dream Realized, a Partnership Formed
The Natalie Barnhard Center for Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation and Recovery opened in Buffalo this fall. University at Buffalo News Center reports on its birth and future uses.
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NervGen Pharma Announces Intent to Conduct Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Trial in Partnership With Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
NervGen Pharma Corp has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Shirley Ryan AbilityLab with the intention of performing NervGen’s first clinical trial with the Company’s proprietary NVG-291 in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients.
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Education and Earnings: Cost of Childhood Spinal Cord Injuries from Gunshot Wounds
children suffering gunshot wound-related spinal cord injuries receive less education and earn less money in adulthood than kids with non-violent spinal cord injuries, a new study suggests.
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Mind-Controlled Robots: One Step Closer for Tetraplegia?
Researchers have developed a computer program that can control a robot using electrical signals emitted by a patient’s brain. No voice control or touch function is needed; patients can move the robot simply with their thoughts.
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ONWARD Completes Enrollment in the Up-LIFT Trial of ARC Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury
ONWARD Medical N.V. announces it has completed enrollment in the Up-LIFT study, a pivotal trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of ARC Therapy to restore hand and arm function in people with spinal cord injury (SCI).
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Specially Designed Scaffolds Promote Repair of Spinal Cord Injury in Mice
In mice with a spinal cord injury, mixing materials including bioactive sequences formed a polymer meshwork that improved axon regrowth, angiogenesis, and neuronal cell survival. The study, published in Science, points to opportunities for specially controlled supramolecular polymers.
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For New Patients with Paralysis, Tighter Blood Pressure Management May Lead to More Mobility
Patients with new spinal cord injuries whose blood pressure is maintained within a newly defined range during surgery may stand a better chance of regaining some mobility and functionality—even in patients with the most devastating injuries—according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco.
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‘Dancing Molecules’ Successfully Repair Severe Spinal Cord Injuries
Researchers have developed an injectable therapy based on nanofibers that has enabled paralyzed mice with severe spinal cord injuries to regain the ability to walk.
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Kessler Awarded Federal Spinal Cord Injury Model System Grant for 2021-2026
Kessler Foundation one of 14 centers to receive Spinal Cord Injury Model System grant from the National Institute on Disability Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research, it announces.
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Burke Rehabilitation Hospital Receives Grant for Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital has received a $200,000 reward from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation – Creating Opportunity & Independence Community (CO&I) Community Support Grants program to help patients with spinal cord injuries gain freedom and independence.
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Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Awards 2021 Neilsen Visionary Prize to Three Inspirational Leaders
The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, a private funder of spinal cord injury (SCI) research, education, clinical training, and programmatic support in the US and Canada, announces the recipients of the 2021 Neilsen Visionary Prize.
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