A new way of electrically stimulating the spinal cord with wireless implants, together with therapy that supports body weight, has helped three men with paraplegia to walk again with the help of ...

Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), also known as familial spastic paraparesis, is a term used for a group of inherited diseases that affect the upper motor neurons traveling from the brain through ...

You wouldn't know just by looking at the smile on her face, but 3-year-old Naomi Lockard's life is nothing like other children's. "When Naomi was a baby, we had a lot of questions about why she wasn't ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Imagine losing the strength in the muscles of your legs and not knowing why. The condition is often misdiagnosed and worsens with time. It’s a rare reality for about 20,000 ...

There is no cure for the rare disease Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP), but researchers from Drexel University's College of Medicine and the UMass Chan Medical School have achieved ...

Elena Rugarli and colleagues from the National Neurological Institute in Milan have used gene therapy to save sensory and skeletal muscle nerve fibers from degeneration in mice with hereditary spastic ...

Nomine Fabian is ready to take on the world. At age 11 she is already a sailing champion and an aspiring para athlete. While she dreams of one day taking part in the Paralympics, Nomi has already ...

Four people with paraplegia are able to voluntarily move previously paralyzed muscles as a result of a novel therapy involving electrical stimulation of the spinal cord, according to a new study. All ...

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