Patients w/ paralysis can move again thanks to nerve stimulation — a first-of-its-kind finding in a clinical trial from Drs. Tay Netoff, David Darrow & team.
A common implant designed to stimulate the spinal cord is allowing paralyzed patients to move again — a first-of-its-kind finding in a clinical trial at HCMC in Minneapolis.
While results have varied among about 20 trial participants, the takeaway so far is that people can regain function after spinal cord injuries and not merely maintain whatever limited mobility they have, said Dr. David Darrow, the lead investigator.
