Researchers in New Zealand have demonstrated a minimally invasive technology that has effectively aided in restoring movement ...

Significant improvements in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury. The recovery of motor functions in the hand-arm muscles of the patients was investigated in a standardized manner.

Jo’s current research focus grew from her background in physical therapy and motor control. “I did some clinical studies,” she says, “and I wanted to apply what I learned to patients with spinal cord ...

The ARC-EX stimulator, recently approved by the FDA, makes it easier for the spinal cord to hear what the brain wants to do by using a high-frequency waveform.

Scientists have known for some time that motor output from the spinal cord can be adjusted through practice even without a brain. This has been shown most dramatically in headless insects, ...

Central cord syndrome is a spinal cord injury that affects motor functions in your hands and legs. Learn about its causes, symptoms, and treatments. Skip to main content ...

Spinal cord’s neural mechanisms for motor learning independently of the brain, offer promising avenues for enhancing motor recovery post-spinal cord injury as per a milestone discovery published ...

A teen severed his spinal cord — and may never regain the use of his hands or feet — while trying to leap into a swimming pool to avoid a wasp, according to his family.. SJ Williams, 13, was ...

Spinal Cord Conditions. Any disruption of spinal cord activity due to injury or disease could lead to serious conditions, including the loss of motor and sensory functions.

SJ Williams, 13, is fighting for his recovery after severing his spinal cord. Williams was running from a wasp when he went head-first into the shallow end of a pool.