Nerve-stimulation device helps paralysed people walk again
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2022
- Neurologists from Switzerland engineer electrical implants that enable paralysed patients to walk within an hour. The device further enabled them to swim, cycle, and perform other activities independently. ThePrint’s Sandhya Ramesh explains new findings from Lausanne.
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Rowald, A., Komi, S., Demesmaeker, R. et al. Activity-dependent spinal cord neuromodulation rapidly restores trunk and leg motor functions after complete paralysis. Nat Med (2022). doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01...
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More power to the researchers 🙏
I am a spinal cord injured person, and I have heard many if such news and research since I became spinal cord injured 4 years back.....let's hope....
Same here for 9 years years 😭..🤞
I have a spinal cord injury. There are many new things in developement, which gives hope. I have another advice implanted into my stomach... hopefully it will work. 😄
I’ve been waiting 1.5 years so far for one in Canada.
It was interesting like me,paraplegic.Dreaming one day walk again.
Hi Mm,
I had postpolio paralysis in my right leg lower limb with 60% permanent disability when i was just 3 month old.
I m presently 52 yrs old . I use caliper in my right leg . but after removing caliper i m not able to walk.is there any Device that can b implanted im my leg to help me to walk slowly at least to washroom at night when i have removed my caliper while going to sleep.
If I want to buy and use in home is it possible to walk again for complete paraplegic patients?as it is very good.
just wow
My mother for 5 years
Nuralink?
Does this work for sensory neurons?
Nope
wow. they pushed a souped up, miniaturized TENS unit into a spinal cord. nice.
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Elon musk doing something in this field too
All the monkeys died