Introduction

Promising research to restore hand function

Promising research to restore hand function

Dr Daniel Lu and Dr Reggie Edgerton have recently received a 5-year grant to study ways of restoring hand function in people with quadriplegia. They are using two approaches:

  • using electrical stimulation of the pathways within the spinal cord
  • using off-label serotonergic agonists designed to increase serotonin levels within the spinal cord.

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