For its third year running in Bemidji, the D-Feet Hearing Loss walk hosted about 100 attendees at Diamond Point Park on Saturday to raise funds for the Minnesota Lions Hearing Foundation.
The Bemidji First City Lions Club recently fundraised to provide hearing aids for a Bemidji student, partnering with Harmony Food Co-op and the Hearing Wellness Center of Bemidji.
New technique could relieve pain for individuals with various chronic and neurological conditions. A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team has found that electrical stimulation of the body combined with sound activates the brain's.
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team has found that electrical stimulation of the body combined with sound activates the brain's somatosensory or "tactile" cortex, increasing the potential for using the technique to treat chronic pain and other sensory disorders.
Combining electrical stimulation with sounds that activate the somatosensory cortex could help bring relief to those suffering from chronic pain and other neurological conditions.