by Andrew Myers, Stanford University The VTS Glove on a patient’s hand. The team engineered and fabricated over 20 devices for this study in-house in Stanford labs. Credit: Andrew BrodheadAfter a stroke, survivors often experience uncontrollable spasms that can twist their arms and hands into perpetual fists. The only treatments are expensive, frequently painful injections of...
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How ‘calming’ our spinal cords could provide relief from muscle spasms
by Edith Cowan University Calming motoneurons may help relieve muscle spasms. Credit: Edith Cowan University Poor sleep, difficulty moving and injuries from hitting something accidentally are just some of the challenges faced by suffers of often-painful involuntary muscle spasms. However, an Edith Cowan University (ECU) study investigating motoneurons in the spine has revealed two methods...