This image from video provided by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences shows Doug McCullough, who has spinal muscular atrophy, during tests of experimental spinal cord stimulation to ...

Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) has been used for decades to help increase blood flow and slow muscle atrophy. The increase in blood flow may help temporarily reduce pain or swelling in the ...

Wasting muscles built back better Programmable mechanically active adhesive makes muscles stretch and contract, preventing and enabling recovery from atrophy Date: November 14, 2022 Source: Wyss ...

This image from video provided by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences shows Doug McCullough, who has spinal muscular atrophy, during tests of experimental spinal cord stimulation to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger – able to stand and walk more easily – when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord.

It didn’t restore normal movement but with just a few hours of spinal stimulation a week, all quickly saw improvements in muscle strength and function, researchers reported in the journal Nature ...