Scientists at .Neurorestore (EPFL/CHUV/UNIL) have developed an approach that combines rehabilitation robotics with spinal cord stimulation to restore movement in people with spinal cord injuries. The ...

"Watching our approach smoothly blend into current rehab protocols really strengthens our belief that it can revolutionize ...

A new study has tested innovative proof-of-concept technology that syncs electrical stimulation with rehabilitation robotics ...

Spinal cord injuries are life-altering, often leaving individuals with severe mobility impairments. While rehabilitation ...

Spinal cord injuries are life-altering, often leaving individuals with severe mobility impairments. While rehabilitation robotics-devices that guide movement during therapy-have improved training for ...

More information: Nicolas Hankov et al, Augmenting rehabilitation robotics with spinal cord neuromodulation: a proof of ...

Medicare may cover the cost of spinal cord stimulator therapy when it is medically necessary for the treatment of chronic intractable pain. This type of therapy may be particularly useful when ...

Scientists say a combo of robotics and spinal stimulation has restored some movement in paralysis for the first time.

The technique, which has yet to be named, involved inserting rigid wire leads through an epidural needle to ... had the implant put in, the spinal cord stimulator, the first thing we noticed ...

An X-ray of Mr Ghaffar's spine during the operation which shows the insertion of the spinal cord stimulator During Mr Ghaffar's surgery rigid wire leads were inserted through an epidural needle to ...

The research team explained that the technology relies on a fully implanted spinal cord stimulator that delivers biomimetic electrical epidural stimulation. But unlike traditional functional ...