Tag: hand movement
Sensing Signals in Paralyzed Muscles
For people with tetraplegia—a condition in which all four limbs have lost motor ability—regaining independence is a top priority. Although there is no cure...
Transcutaneous stimulation improves hand function in people with complete tetraplegia
Researchers at Kessler Foundation confirmed that spinal cord transcutaneous stimulation results in immediate and long-lasting gains in strength and handgrip, with positive effects evident...
Rewiring of nerves gives movement to paralyzed arms and hands
Researchers from Australia have successfully “rewired” the nerves within the paralyzed arms of some accident survivors and provided them with successful movement of arms...
Transforming Thoughts to Movement Offers New Hope for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
What if paralyzed limbs could move using only the power of one’s thoughts? Borrowing a story line from the realm of science fiction, a...
Hand Function after Spinal Cord Injury
https://youtu.be/nGU3dAMlXCg
Learn how three people with tetraplegia (quadriplegia) have improved their hand function and increased their independence through a combination of techniques, exercises and tools....
Gene therapy restores hand function after spinal cord injury in rats
https://youtu.be/dCyIiDcn9WU
Researchers at King’s College London and the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have shown that rats with spinal cord injuries can re-learn skilled hand movements after...
This hand exoskeleton for people with paralysis can be controlled by brainwaves
People with limited mobility or paralysis could be able to use their hands again thanks to a robotic exoskeleton which can be controlled by...
Gloves for Life
Enable Your Hands — Enable Your Life!
These unique push gloves are designed to help quadriplegics and others with limited dexterity by making it more...
Man with quadriplegia employs injury bridging technologies to move again—just by thinking
https://youtu.be/zLw_Kp0Vk58
First recipient of implanted brain-recording and muscle-stimulating systems reanimates limb that had been stilled for eight years.
Bill Kochevar grabbed a mug of water, drew...
Brain-computer interface advance allows fast, accurate typing by people with paralysis
In a Stanford-led research report, three participants with movement impairment controlled an onscreen cursor simply by imagining their own hand movements.
A clinical research publication...
