PeterD 🇩🇪 🇨🇦#Implant gives hand control 9 yrs. after #stroke
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-64602667
#Electrically stimulating the spinal cord instantly restores some ability to control the arm and hands in people who have had a stroke, US researchers say.
Heather Rendulic was able to cut and eat a steak by herself for the first time in nine years.
The University of Pittsburgh team say more research is needed to see who can benefit, as the spinal implants have been tested in only two people."
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-64602667
#Electrically stimulating the spinal cord instantly restores some ability to control the arm and hands in people who have had a stroke, US researchers say.
Heather Rendulic was able to cut and eat a steak by herself for the first time in nine years.
The University of Pittsburgh team say more research is needed to see who can benefit, as the spinal implants have been tested in only two people."
