A tiny inflatable spinal cord stimulator has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge with the aim of making spinal cord stimulation more practical and accessible. While the device was developed for people with back or leg pain,…
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June 2021: Spinal cord injury research update
We are at an exciting point with cure-related spinal cord injury research in Australia, with our landmark gold standard eWalk trial beginning. Great progress is also being made in other areas. Dollars are the major hurdle in expanding trials and access…
Dean’s story
Dean has learned to live without the use of his legs, but he’ll never stop dreaming of returning to his old hobbies. At age 20, he was on the trip of a lifetime living and snowboarding in the French Alps…
Chloe’s story
Chloe, a molecular genetics researcher, was on a dream to Europe when her life changed. The plan began when she went on a trip to Italy with her mum. Chloe loved it and resolved to come back for a working…
Landmark trial aims to help people with spinal cord injury walk again
Wednesday 2 June, Sydney, Australia: Australian researchers are embarking on a landmark international trial which aims to help people with spinal cord injury walk again. Led by researchers at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) and primarily funded by SpinalCure Australia and…
Neurostimulation helps three paralysed people walk again
In a world first, researchers at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, have used epidural neurostimulation to help two paralysed people to walk again. The study used a combination of locomotor training and electrical stimulation to help regenerate communication between the…