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Experimental implant shows promise for restoring voluntary movement after spinal cord injury
Published: December 13, 2016 | Source: newsroom.ucla.edu
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A spinal stimulator being tested by doctors at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is showing promise in restoring hand strength and movement to a California man who broke his neck in a dirt bike accident five years ago.
The mind-reading robotic hand that lets quadriplegic people grasp everyday objects
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Scientists have developed a robotic interface which could help to restore fine hand movements in paraplegics.
By combining an electrode cap with an exoskeleton worn over the fingers, the device translates brain signals to hand movements.
The approach could provide paraplegic patients with the fine motor control needed to carry out everyday tasks such as eating, drinking and signing documents.
Technology helps quadriplegic Miss. man hunt deer, drive, paint
Published: November 28, 2016 | Source: unionrecorder.com
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A little more than 30 years ago, as an 11th grader, Evan Edwards broke his neck during a tackle in a football game. A C4-5 quadriplegic, the eastern Mississippi man cannot move his lower body, wrists or hands.
He eats by moving special utensils tucked into his wrist brace with his shoulder and elbow.
Despite his disability, Edwards still does the things he loves. He paints landscapes holding a paintbrush in his mouth. He also hunts, a pointer on the end of his brace acts like a finger, pushing the buttons that unlock his van and activate his voice-command environmental controls.
Published: December 6, 2016 | Source: dailymail.co.uk
'Brain training' technique restores feeling and movement to paraplegic patients
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Published: August 11, 2016
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Using VR technology, an exoskeleton and software, study claims participants have unexpectedly experienced partial recovery of movement and sensation
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Eight paraplegics – some of them paralysed for more than a decade by severe spinal cord injury – have been able to move their legs and feel sensation, after help from an artificial exoskeleton, sessions using virtual reality (VR) technology and a non-invasive system that links the brain with a computer.
