The word “paralysis” is starting to lose its gloomy permanence, as researchers at top-end institutions around the world have been getting some people back on their legs who were previously thought to have to spend the rest of their lives in wheelchairs. Well targeted electrical nerve stimulation, coupled with specialized rehab training, has been the...
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Paralyzed mice walk again after treatment restores neurons’ “Yin and Yang” balance
A spinal cord injury doesn’t need to be complete to cause paralysis – even with some nerves left intact, messages from the brain still don’t seem to get through. While investigating why that’s the case, researchers at the F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center of Boston Children’s Hospital determined that a certain drug helps balance the Yin and Yang...
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See Toyota’s robotic leg brace that helps paralyzed people walk
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is introducing a wearable robotic leg brace designed to help partially paralyzed people walk. The Welwalk WW-1000 system is made up of a motorized mechanical frame that fits on a person’s leg from the knee down. The patients can practice walking wearing the robotic device on a special treadmill...