A research team at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has developed a 3D printed implant to deliver electrical stimulation to injured areas of the spinal cord, offering a potential new route to repair nerve damage. ...
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Pain isn't just a physical sensation—it also carries emotional weight. That distress, anguish, and anxiety can turn a fleeting injury into long-term suffering.
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Avid golfer Robert Knorr found he was no longer able to hit the links last year, due to neuropathy in his legs and feet.
Jul 3, 2025
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A paralyzed military veteran is one of seven people in the country to be implanted with an Elon Musk-backed brain chip as part of a clinical trial underway in South Florida.
Jul 3, 2025
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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the University of Auckland in New Zealand have developed a groundbreaking bioelectric implant that restores movement in rats after injuries to the spinal cord. ...
Jun 26, 2025
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There are over 15 million people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) worldwide. Experimental treatments using electrical stimulation through the skin may help some patients regain movement, but researchers still have a lot ...
Jun 18, 2025
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Through a device called a brain-computer interface (BCI) it's possible to control a robotic arm or a wheelchair with thoughts alone. But for many users, learning to operate these systems is slow, difficult and, in some cases, ...
Jun 12, 2025
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In a new discovery, chronic pain has been shown to be physiologically different from acute pain and now scientists have the roadmap for how to target it.
Jun 5, 2025
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Musician Billy Joel recently canceled his concert tour, announcing he will undergo physical therapy for a condition called normal pressure hydrocephalus that is affecting his hearing, vision and balance.
May 28, 2025
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Impaired neuromusculoskeletal function due to conditions such as stroke, osteoarthritis, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's disease, limb amputation, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and cancer is a leading cause of disability ...
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