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To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided. Having trouble? Click here. Ninety percent of paralyzed patients regained strength or function in their upper limbs after receiving an experimental therapy, a new study found.

After receiving spinal cord simulation from ONWARD Medical’s ARC-EX system, the participants saw "significant improvement" in their hand and arm function, according to a press release. The study, published on Monday in Nature Medicine, included 65 participants at 14 leading spinal cord injury centers in the U.S.

, Europe and Canada. MANY FAMILIES TAKE PATIENTS OFF LIFE SUPPORT TOO SOON AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES: STUDY The participants received non-invasive electrical stimulation of the spinal cord using ARC-EX, and then researchers gauged the safety and effectiveness of the system. Improvement was seen even in people whose injuries occurred up to 34 years ago, the release stated.

After receiving spinal cord simulation from ONWARD Medical’s ARC-EX system, th.

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