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Vibrating glove helps stroke patients recover from muscle spasms
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Vibrating glove helps stroke patients recover from muscle spasms

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...

How ‘calming’ our spinal cords could provide relief from muscle spasms
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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...