Non-immersive virtual reality rehabilitation was feasible and safe but did not demonstrate superiority over equally intensive conventional physiotherapy for upper extremity recovery after subacute ...

In this multicenter, randomized, controlled trial involving 127 patients with moderate-to-severe upper-limb impairment 6 months or more after a stroke, we randomly assigned 49 patients to receive ...

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) plus rehabilitation provided greater functional improvements compared with sham stimulation plus rehabilitation for patients with moderate to severe arm impairment after ...

A new touch-screen tool helps to speed upper limb recovery among stroke patients, according to its developers. The rehabilitation system, called EDNA, features a range of therapeutic games designed to ...

Spasticity is involuntary overactivity of muscles that occurs following upper motor neuron damage to the brain or spinal cord. Upper limb spasticity is common after stroke and can cause deformity, ...

What Is Upper Limb Spasticity? Upper limb spasticity is a condition that affects the way you move your arms. It makes your muscles stiff and flexed. Sometimes, your arms will twitch or move in a way ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the MicroTransponder Vivistim Paired VNS System (Vivistim System), a first-of-its-kind, drug-free rehabilitation system intended to treat moderate ...

Carilion Clinic reached a milestone in May as the first health system in Virginia to implant Vivistim® for improved arm and hand function post stroke. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration in ...