Stimulation technique holds new promise for spinal cord injuries
... quadriplegia (paralysis of the arms and legs) and paraplegia (paralysis of the legs). Most current neural prosthetic systems either use muscle-based electrodes that are placed on or in the skeletal muscle andactivate the nerve as it enters the muscle, or they employ nerve-based electrodes that are placed on or...Researchers find gene for rare disorder that paralyzes children's legs
Childhood form of hereditary spastic paraplegia stems from mutated gene for key nerve cell protein ANN ARBOR, MI - Scientists report today that they have found a gene for a rare leg-weakening nerve disease that slowly robs children of their ability to walk - a finding that opens the door to bett...Exercise and recreation for people with mobility impairments
...nd assistive devices. Ninety-four individuals with paraplegia were asked to prioritize their desire to stand, wa...at the shoulder. The wheelchairs of 27 adults with paraplegia were instrumented with wheels that measured applied hand force and torque. Their arms were prepared ......enetic screenings and drug development for spastic paraplegia possible and can open the door for better diagnosi... from several individuals of a family with spastic paraplegia and, of the four genes identified, Dr. Jing-Hua Chai in the Nicholls' laboratory first identified a ...JCI Table of Contents, January 15 2004
...df Understanding nerve degeneration in spastic paraplegia Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) encompasses a group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by progressive weakness, spast...Secondary complications and restoration of function in SCI
...or aids exercise and mobility for individuals with paraplegia (pg 41) Over the past 25 years, functional electr...uromuscular stimulator for use by individuals with paraplegia is described in this article. Potential uses of the neuromuscular stimulator include exercise, mobil...A genetic model for hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) disease
Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a devastating motor disorder that relegates patients to walkers and, in more severe cases, wheelchairs. In work reported this week, researchers have taken our understanding of HSP to a new level with the development of an animal model for th...Genetic model for devastating form of paraplegia suggests new treatments
...lar basis of the disease called hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) and suggests a new way to treat the inherited genetic disorder. HSP--also known as familial spastic paraparesis and Strumpell-Lorrain syndrome--causes the ends of the nerves that control muscle activity to deteriorate. These nerve cells run fro...