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Post-Stroke Recovery: Can Stimulation Of The Vagus Nerve Help? forbes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from forbes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Combining brain stimulation with intense physical rehab helped stroke survivors recover movement in their arms and hands and maintain these improvements for one year. ....
Vagus nerve stimulation paired with rehabilitation could improve hand and arm function after stroke Results of a study co-authored by MGH Institute of Health Professions researcher Teresa Kimberley, PhD, PT, have the potential to be one of the most impressive advances in decades to help improve the lives of patients who have had a stroke with resulting arm weakness. In an article published April 22 in The Lancet, Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paired with Rehabilitation for Upper Limb Motor Function After Ischaemic Stroke (VNS-REHAB): A Randomized, Blinded, Pivotal, Device Trial, the study reports that patients who incorporated vagus nerve stimulation during physical or occupational therapy showed 2 to 3 times the improvement in arm and hand function compared to those who received intense rehabilitation with sham stimulation. ....
New Study: Pairing Nerve Stimulation with Rehabilitation Could Double Improvement of Hand and Arm Function After Stroke einnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from einnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.