Tag: Functional Electrical Stimulation

Mice walk again after spinal cord injuries

SCIENTISTS have figured out how mice can regain some ability to walk after spinal cord injuries, and hope this insight can lead to a...

Scientists restore walking after spinal cord injury

Spinal cord damage blocks the routes that the brain uses to send messages to the nerve cells that control walking. Until now, doctors believed...

China Offers Unproven Medical Treatments

BEIJING (AP) — They're paralyzed from diving accidents and car crashes, disabled by Parkinson's, or blind. With few options available at home in America,...

Desperate Americans seek unproven cell treatments in China

BEIJING (AP) - They're paralyzed from diving accidents and car crashes, disabled by Parkinson's, or blind. With few options available at home in America,...

Everett attends Bills game

Buffalo TE returns to scene of Sept. spinal injury ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- Trent Edwards never cried before a pregame meal -- until Sunday,...

Synthetic Blood Announces Oxycyte Development Strategy

COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Synthetic Blood International, Inc. (OTCBB: SYBD - News) today announced its near-term development strategy for Oxycyteâ„¢. The Company finalized its Phase...

Urologist Uses Botox to Treat Debilitating Condition

Newswise — Eight years ago, Lynette Kunz suffered a severe spinal cord injury that left her a quadriplegic and sufferer of involuntary bladder contractions....

Restorative Therapies, Inc.

Restorative Therapies has RT300 RT300-S FES cycle FES bike estim bike Dr McDonald. RTI's products allow you to undertake both passive and active therapy (see...

Restorative Therapies Announces FDA Clearance of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Arm Cycling

Restorative Therapies, Inc., a designer of medical devices providing clinic and in-home restoration therapy, today announced FDA clearance of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Arm...

Human embryonic stem-cell work must go on, says researcher

A top scientist using stem cells from human embryos to cure disease and repair injuries will proceed with his work, he said in Tucson...