Neurokinex launches emergency Step Up Appeal to protect vital services
Neurokinex, a specialist spinal cord injury rehabilitation charity, has launched an emergency fundraising appeal to support people with a newly...
Read MoreTreatment discovered for spasticity in mice, following spinal cord injuries
In experiments with mice, researchers have studied neuronal mechanisms and found a way to by and large prevent spasticity from...
Read MoreIncreased activity not always the best advice for neck and back pain
The Norwegian Directorate for Health and Human Affairs recommends more physical activity and less sitting time. But that isn’t the...
Read MoreSpinal cord injury increases risk for mental health disorders
In a recent study, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researchers from Michigan Medicine found adults with spinal cord injury are...
Read MoreSpinal stimulators repurposed to restore touch in lost limb
According to a new study from the University of Pittsburgh’s Rehab Neural Engineering Labs, spinal cord stimulators commonly used to...
Read MoreLockdown good news story – hospital garden opens in London
During lockdown we have all come to realise the importance of outdoor spaces, most notably in hospital settings, and the...
Read MoreRe-engineered enzyme could help reverse damage from spinal cord injury and stroke
A team of researchers from University of Toronto Engineering and the University of Michigan has redesigned and enhanced a natural...
Read MoreSimultaneous stimulation helped a spinal cord injury patient regain the ability to walk
The simultaneous stimulation of the motor nerves of the brain and limbs (paired associative stimulation) has yielded promising research results....
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