spinal cord injuries

Gregoire Courtine, a neurologist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, holds a silicone model of a primate's brain with an electrode array. The goal is to pick up signals from the brain and transmit them to the legs.

Monkeys Regain Control Of Paralyzed Legs With Help Of An Implant

2:08pm November 09, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Two monkeys with spinal cord injuries were able to move after a wireless implant restored the connection between brain and legs. But any help for people will be years away, researchers say.

Ian Burkhart prepares for a training session in Columbus, Ohio. To move muscles in Burkhart's hand, the system relies on electrodes implanted in his brain, a computer interface attached to his skull, and electrical stimulators wrapped around his forearm.

Technology Helps A Paralyzed Man Transform Thought Into Movement

8:40pm April 13, 2016

by Jon Hamilton

An implant and wires that reroute nerve signals from a man's brain to his hand allow him to grasp and lift objects, after much practice. But easy, wireless signaling from the brain is still the goal.

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A Drug Might Heal Spinal Injuries By Sparking Nerve Growth

2:56pm January 04, 2015

by Jon Hamilton

A neurologist's unorthodox thinking led to an experimental drug that allows trapped nerve fibers to grow again. And that growth helps amplify signals that restored movement in laboratory rats.

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Posture and stress on the cervical spine.

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Keep Your Head Up: 'Text Neck' Takes A Toll On The Spine

4:12pm November 20, 2014

by Laura Sullivan

Newly published research finds that common texting posture can put as much as 60 pounds of force on the cervical spine.