Watching Todd Gladfelter work out on a stationary recumbent bike, it is hard to imagine that three years ago doctors said it was unlikely he would ever walk again. Despite a severe spinal cord injury ...

More than 15 million people worldwide are living with spinal cord injury (SCI), which can affect their sensory and motor ...

It's a piano riff that fires off an anthem we all know by heart. "I Will Survive" is a disco masterpiece by two-time Grammy ...

A neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist discover promising new ways to help people with spinal cord injuries walk again ...

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

Neuralink is celebrating its first year of "Telepathy" involving human trials with its innovative brain-computer interface, ...

Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger -- able to stand and walk more easily ...

A new spinal cord implant may help people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) regain some muscle function, giving the ...

In a small human trial in SMA patients neurostimulation sessions improved motoneuron function, reduced fatigue, and improved leg muscle strength and walking.

Early results from a pilot clinical trial in three human volunteers with SMA show that one month ... that control movement by ...