Kitrell has been working with SaeboFlex for several months. Before the system of digit caps, finger lead mounts and extension springs came along, she said she made splints for patients. SaeboFlex ...
After a stroke, people often lose dexterity in one hand. Now, the Food and Drug Administration has authorized a device that can restore function... New Device Taps Brain Signals To Help Stroke ...
Mind control gets a bad rap, but it could be the key to retraining motor function in stroke patients. A device newly approved by the FDA improves hand movement by wirelessly transmitting brainwaves to ...
URI Physical Therapy Professor Mariusz Furmanek, working with engineering professors Reza Abiri and Yalda Shahriari, demonstrates the cutting-edge closed-loop feedback system to monitor the muscle and ...
Pulses of electricity delivered to a precise location on the spinal cord have helped two stroke patients regain control of a disabled arm and hand, a team reports in the journal Nature Medicine. The ...
A study published in the medical journal Nature on Monday found that targeted electrical pulses delivered to the spinal cord can help improve arm and hand movement after a stroke. Two patients were ...