In new results from a clinical trial, researchers show that electrical stimulation of the spinal cord can restore the muscle control and sensory feedback required for coordinated walking movements.

People with spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease, usually experience muscle weakness that impacts movement. New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation ...

Researchers at Brown University have demonstrated that targeted electrical stimulation of the spinal cord can restore both ...

A new study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that the use of a take-home electrical stimulation device improved muscle perfusion, the rate at which oxygen is delivered to muscles ...

Strapped up and ready for an EMS workout session inside the GeekWire office. (GeekWire photo / Nat Levy) My butt has never been so sore. It was two days after my first electrical muscle stimulation ...

The effects of spinal cord injuries are complex and multifaceted. People lose not only the ability to control the movement of ...

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A team of researchers led by Kath Bogie, a biomedical engineer and associate professor of orthopaedics and biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has received a ...

A muscle stimulator is a handheld or larger machine with connected electrodes. Larger machines usually only exist in therapy clinics or doctor’s offices, while handheld devices are used at home.