Stimulator bypasses spine injury, helps patients move hands Experimental treatment improves grip, finger motion up to 300 percent in … READ MORE
Aging caregivers of children with disabilities pushed to the breaking point Carlo is in a wheelchair thanks to a condition called myositis. Now that he’s … READ MORE
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I’m the first quadriplegic person to regain thought-control of my arm After being paralysed six years ago, Ian Burkhart is now able to swipe a credit card … READ MORE
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Paralyzed people regain movement using brain interfaces After doctors bridge his spinal injury with electronics, a paralyzed man can control … READ MORE
Paraplegic man walks with own legs again American man, 26, completes 3.5-metre course thanks to computer system that reroutes … READ MORE
Robotic glove for post-stroke hand rehabilitation Initial rehabilitation therapy for many stroke victims may focus on regaining the … READ MORE
Non-surgical approach helps people with paralysis voluntarily move their legs — a first Paralyzed men move legs with new non-invasive spinal cord stimulation. Five men with … READ MORE
Hockey players wear boot and stick sensors to up their game Data-hungry athletes can’t get enough of wearables, from the golf gadgets … READ MORE
Shoe insert helps clinicians evaluate how patients walk Seattle startup will use Samsung’s new Artik chips to turn ordinary sneakers into … READ MORE
Smart textile turns our clothes into a motion sensor Breakthrough optical technology from product design and development firm Cambridge … READ MORE
A majority of nurses believe that connected medical devices can reduce medical errors The key premise of the survey was that hospital efforts to use medical devices to … READ MORE
Pressure-monitoring stockings to prevent wounds in diabetics Pressure-monitoring stockings with integrated elastomer sensors – trade fair … READ MORE