Hand mobility is often impaired after tendon injuries or as a result of strokes. In therapy, exoskeletons increasingly serve to support recovery. These devices fit over the hand like a second skeleton and can assist with ...
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The way we understand the movement of our own bodies plays an important role when learning physical skills, from sports to dancing. But a new study finds this phenomenon works very differently for people learning to use robotic ...
Feb 17, 2026
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Fewer than one in four people with stroke and fewer than one in seven people with traumatic brain injury receive inpatient rehabilitation care after being hospitalized, according to a study published in Neurology Open Access. ...
Jun 10, 2026
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The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a soft, pneumatic glove that restores the ability of people with paralyzed hands to grasp objects. To achieve this, researchers at the TUM Chair of Cognitive Systems ...
Jul 6, 2026
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Memory loss, tremors, paralysis: When parts of the nervous system start to break down—or get broken—the consequences for human health can be staggering. Can we fix the nervous system, and how are scientists approaching the ...
Jul 30, 2025
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The vagus nerve connects the brain to major organs throughout the body and plays important roles in many bodily functions. For people with mobility issues participating in physical therapy, stimulating the vagus nerve with ...
May 25, 2026
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For many stroke survivors, recovery is derailed by painful muscle stiffness and involuntary spasms that limit movement, independence, and quality of life. Often viewed as an unavoidable consequence of stroke, this condition—known ...
Feb 7, 2026
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Providing an online program to help those living with persistent pain could remove barriers to accessing help, a University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study has found.
Sep 3, 2025
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New paper-thin piezoelectric patch sensors designed for at-home stroke rehabilitation may soon revolutionize post-stroke care by offering potential accessible, efficient rehabilitation and improving patient outcomes through ...
Jun 2, 2026
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Balance training patients may soon be able to get AI feedback during home exercises, with four wearable sensors and a new machine learning model developed at the University of Michigan.
Dec 8, 2025
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