Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their ...

How a tiny spinal implant could help those with muscle-wasting disease - Three people with a muscle-destroying disease got ...

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

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...

A study of NCAA Division I football players revealed persistent atrophy in the quadriceps and gastrocnemius muscles 2 years ...

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Objective: To investigate atrophy and weakness of the quadriceps femoris muscle group in patients with PFPS using measures of cross-sectional area and peak extension torque. Methods: A total of 57 ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an ...

The first-in-human trial saw all three patients able to increase their walking distance within six minutes to 20 meters.

A new survey from the Paralyzed Veterans of America looked into the challenges individuals with limited mobility face day to ...