Professor Reggie Edgerton continues to produce extraordinary and exciting results using electrical stimulation of the spinal cord.<\/p>\n
In a\u00a0new study, Prof Edgerton and his team at UCLA have used epidural stimulation with\u00a0two quadriplegic\u00a0subjects, 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\u00a0and by the end of the study, they\u00a0continued to show improved use of their hands even when the stimulator was turned off!<\/p>\n
Read more\u2026<\/strong><\/a> | Published in\u00a0Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair:\u00a0doi: 10.1177\/1545968316644344<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"