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Two stroke patients regained control of a disabled arm and hand after researchers delivered electrical stimulation to their spines, paving the way toward a medical device that could aid movement.
A pilot test provides promising evidence that spinal cord stimulation could be "an assistive as well as a restorative approach" for upper-limb recovery after stroke, investigators report.
Spinal cord stimulation restores movement in the arms of stroke patients with locomotion problems, researchers report. The treatment has the potential to improve the quality of life for those who suffer arm paralysis following a stroke.