NICHD Spinal Cord Injury Research Information The mass, strength, and endurance of the thigh muscles of people with tetraplegia and paraplegia can be significantly increased through the electrical stimulation of the area's nerves and muscles combined with resistance training, according to a small longitudinal study, conducted at the Department of Cell Biology at the Emory University School
Paralyzed Individuals Use Thought-Controlled Robotic Arm to Reach . . . In an ongoing clinical trial, a paralyzed woman was able to reach for and sip from a drink on her own – for the first time in nearly 15 years – by using her thoughts to direct a robotic arm The trial, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, is evaluating the safety and feasibility of an investigational device called the BrainGate neural interface system This is a type of
Neural Repair and Rehabilitation - NICHD Neural Repair and Rehabilitation Research supported by NIH grants R01-NS14837, R01-NS38537, and R24-HD050838; Shriners Hospitals for Children grants SHC85220, SHC85210
20 Years of Discovery and Innovation at the National Center for Medical . . . This Spotlight continues to focus on the NCMRR as the Center commemorates its 20th anniversary The need for the Center and its research programs was clear in 1991, when it was established, and has only grown in the last two decades For instance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately:
NIH Research Plan on Rehabilitation - NICHD 5 Current Medical Rehabilitation Research Activities at NIH In fiscal year 2015, NIH awarded $514 million to support rehabilitation research conducted by investigators in universities, nonprofit
