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Spinal cord stimulation returns hands function to quadriplegics

Spinal cord stimulation returns hands function to quadriplegics

Professor Reggie Edgerton continues to produce extraordinary and exciting results using electrical stimulation of the spinal cord.

In a new study, Prof Edgerton and his team at UCLA have used epidural stimulation with two quadriplegic subjects, who had each been paralyzed for more than 18 months following severe spinal cord injuries. Both regained the ability to grip and hold small objects, like a drinking cup and by the end of the study, they continued to show improved use of their hands even when the stimulator was turned off!

Read more… | Published in Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair: doi: 10.1177/1545968316644344