by Kennedy Krieger Institute Example of patient participating in TSS research stury. Credit: Kennedy Krieger Institute Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute’s International Center for Spinal Cord Injury (ICSCI) have made a remarkable advancement in treating children with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a rare but severe neurological condition that causes sudden paralysis. A new study, published in the journal Children,...
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Device restores hand function for some with spinal injury
After half a decade of tirelessly working to reverse the effects of a 2005 spinal cord injury, Jon Schlueter remembers finally lowering his expectations. Schlueter had dedicated himself to exercise-based rehabilitation after a shallow-diving accident left him with an incomplete C5-C7 spine injury. He needed to make the most of the limited window those with...
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Study links back pain to a subtype of cells in spinal ‘shock absorbers’
by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new Cedars-Sinai study might have cracked the mystery surrounding the cause of a specific type of back pain. Almost 40% of the adult population experiences low back pain due to degenerating disks in the spine, but medical science hasn’t understood exactly why the disks become painful. In...
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Incredible self-balancing ‘robotic suit’ that uses algorithms to mimic how humans move could let wheelchair users walk again
A French startup built a ‘robotic’ exoskeleton that helps paraplegic patients walk It attaches to the user’s legs and back via straps that distribute pressure evenly A series of motors in the hips, knees and ankles communicate with a computer, which analyzes the person’s ‘gait’, or how they walk, in order to stay balanced Developer...