The effects of spinal cord injuries are complex and multifaceted. People lose not only the ability to control the movement of ...

In new results from a clinical trial, researchers show that electrical stimulation of the spinal cord can restore the muscle control and sensory feedback required for coordinated walking movements.

Roccati, age 31, is one of three men who received experimental spinal cord stimulators as part of a clinical trial. All three had completely paralyzed lower bodies. The results have been a stunning ...

DURHAM, N.C. — James Moharter spent 17 years in excruciating pain. "We got hit from behind, sent into some other vehicles," he recalled of an accident. "Five cars rolled and rolled." Three back ...

East Hanover, NJ – October 30, 2024 – Karen J. Nolan, PhD, associate director of the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation, will initiate a four-year study ...

New research shows that stimulation of the lumbosacral vertebrae region significantly elevated low blood pressure, unlike cervical or upper thoracic stimulation. Kessler Foundation researchers ...

Spinal cord stimulation has restored movement in the partially paralysed arms of three monkeys. Restoring movement in upper limbs is very difficult, says Marco Capogrosso at the University of ...