Paralyzed men move legs with new non-invasive spinal cord stimulation.

Five men with complete motor paralysis were able to voluntarily generate step-like movements thanks to a new strategy that non-invasively delivers electrical stimulation to their spinal cords, according to a new study from University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, San Francisco; and the Pavlov Institute. The researchers state that these encouraging results provide continued evidence that spinal cord injury may no longer mean … Continue reading Paralyzed men move legs with new non-invasive spinal cord stimulation.