A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for patients who have spinal ...

An experimental treatment that stimulates the spinal cord may help people with a paralyzing genetic disorder called spinal muscular atrophy.

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

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

In a small human trial in SMA patients neurostimulation sessions improved motoneuron function, reduced fatigue, and improved leg muscle strength and walking.

To counteract neurodegeneration, we need two things – stop neuron death and restore function ... by transmitting signals from the brain and the spinal cord to the muscles. Over time, the loss of motor ...

"To counteract neurodegeneration, we need two things -- stop neuron death and restore function ... by transmitting signals from the brain and the spinal cord to the muscles. Over time, the loss of ...

“To counteract neurodegeneration, we need two things – stop neuron death and ... from the brain and the spinal cord to the muscles. Over time, the loss of motor neurons causes gradual muscle ...

Motor neurons project from the central nervous system to innervate muscle cells to either directly or indirectly control their activity. Contact between a motor neuron and muscle cell is usually ...

Objectives Traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury produce neurodegeneration across the ... A (‘complete’), 1 AIS B (‘sensory incomplete’), 2 AIS C (‘motor incomplete’), and 11 AIS D (‘motor ...