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A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better

  • Three people with a muscle-wasting disease improved their ability to stand and walk after receiving a spine-stimulating implant.
  • Researchers reported that the implant could help restore muscle function in neurodegenerative diseases, as indicated by their findings in Nature Medicine.
  • Participants showed significant increases in walking distance over six minutes, with one able to stand from a kneeling position by the study's end.
  • Neuroscientist Susan Harkema described the results as an important proof of concept for the device's potential benefits.
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Researchers claim success treating genetic muscle disorder

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Spinal cord stimulation restores neural function, targets key feature of progressive neurodegenerative disease

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, including ALS.

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An experimental spinal treatment may help people with a paralyzing genetic disorder

Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord strengthened the muscles of three people with spinal muscular atrophy, a rare motor neuron disease.

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A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better

Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord. On Wednesday, researchers reported that a spine-stimulating implant already

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Spinal stimulation restored muscles wasted by rare genetic disorder – DG Verifications & Stats

Research participant Doug McCullough uses the adaptive exercise bike during a testing session at the University of Pittsburgh. Nate Langer, UPMC and University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Nate Langer, UPMC and University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Daily electrical stimulation of certain nerves in the spinal cord appeared to help three people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), an inherited disorder that causes muscles to waste away. The tre…

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BLK ALERTS - Spinal stimulation restored muscles wasted by rare genetic disorder

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal stimulation.

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