Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A spine-stimulating implant already being tested for paralysis might also aid neurodegenerative diseases ...

People with spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease, usually experience muscle weakness that impacts movement. New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation ...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A new spinal cord implant may help people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) regain some muscle function, giving them stronger movement and improved walking ...

Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord WASHINGTON -- Three people with a muscle-destroying disease ...

WASHINGTON — Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger – able to stand and walk more easily – when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord.

Spine Stimulation Sparks Hope for Muscle Degeneration Researchers have shown that a spinal cord-stimulating implant, originally used for paralysis, may help restore muscle function in ...

When thinking about the long-term future of spine surgery, some procedures stand out for their cost-effectiveness.

A Spine-Zapping Implant Helped 3 People With a Muscle-Wasting Disease Walk Better WASHINGTON (AP) — Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger ...

Yet over the month-long pilot study, “they were getting better and better.” Spinal muscle atrophy or SMA is a genetic disease that gradually destroys motor neurons, nerve cells in the spinal ...