More than 15 million people worldwide are living with spinal cord ... a wearable device to enhance grasping functionality in this population. Dubbed the Dorsal Grasper, this assistive device ...

Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) commonly require a wheelchair for ... it is strongly recommended that evaluation and documentation* be in collaboration with a certified assistive technology ...

Spinal cord injuries ... Long-term costs include assistive devices, caregiver support, and potential loss of income due to the inability to work. Lifetime costs can range from $2 million to $5 million ...

A life-changing therapy being used at a small rehabilitation clinic in suburban Chicago is giving new hope to people with spinal cord injuries.

and enhancing coordination post-injury. Assistive devices: Braces, neck supports, and adaptive equipment can aid in daily movements and functional recovery. Spinal cord injuries affecting the neck ...

The Next Steps clinic in Willow Springs is providing access to the Arc-Ex device, a non-invasive device that bridges an ...

Lifeward Ltd. LFWD recently launched the ReWalk 7 Personal Exoskeleton in the U.S. market, marking another milestone in ...

Brain-computer interfaces have the potential to be life-changing assistive technology with multiple purposes, including helping those with traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injuries, paralyzed ...

For people with spinal cord injuries/diseases (SCI/D), performing ... to design a user-centered, easy-to-use assistive device to help restore hand grasping motions. UC's Derek Wolf, PhD, the ...

"Most of the therapies are focused around assistive devices to help them ... Stoutenburgh suffered a spinal cord injury when he was 19 years old that left him paralyzed and without the use of ...

University of Cincinnati researchers, in collaboration with end users in the community, have received a $200,000 grant from Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) to design a user-centered, easy-to-use ...

and delivering tailored electrical pulses to spinal nerves below the injury site, thus effectively rerouting movement commands around injured areas. Unlike external assistive devices, this system ...