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

Ninety percent of paralyzed patients regained strength or function in their upper limbs after receiving an experimental therapy, a new study found. After receiving spinal cord simulation from ONWARD ...

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...

Anderson Cooper: This week on 60 Minutes, we're doing a story about efforts to help people who are paralyzed with severe spinal cord injuries develop the ability to walk again. And not just walk again ...

EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands & LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ONWARD Medical N.V. (Euronext: ONWD), the medical technology company creating innovative therapies to restore movement, ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Key Takeaways Neurons are cells that transmit electrical signals through the ...

Older adults recover nerve function after spinal cord injury just as well as younger patients, but they fall behind when it comes to walking and daily independence.

In people with incomplete spinal cord injury neuroplasticity can be facilitated and refined by training of upper and lower limb movements with the goal to individually optimize the functional outcome.

Cedars-Sinai investigators have discovered a healing mechanism that could one day be harnessed to help treat patients with ...

“Our results show that targeted spinal cord Dr. Einat Engel-Haber associate research scientist transcutaneous stimulation has a significant impact on blood pressure regulation in individuals with SCI, ...