Pulses of electricity delivered to a precise location on the spinal cord have helped two stroke patients regain control of a disabled arm and hand, a team reports in the journal Nature Medicine. The ...

A study published in the medical journal Nature on Monday found that targeted electrical pulses delivered to the spinal cord can help improve arm and hand movement after a stroke. Two patients were ...

For the first time ever, a human has successfully received an implanted device to enable movement of the arms, hands and fingers after a paralyzing spinal cord injury. Onward Medical NV, a medical ...

Nerve conditions can cause right-hand numbness. It may also be due to Raynaud’s disease, nutritional deficiencies, or injury. Treatment depends on the cause. In rare cases, numbness in the right hand ...

Surgeons have reanimated the hands and arms of people who are paralysed by connecting up working nerves to the injured ones, giving people the ability to use their phones, apply make-up and feed ...

Researchers helped six Seattle-area people with spinal cord injuries regain some hand and arm mobility. Almost 18,000 Americans experience traumatic spinal cord injuries every year. Many of these ...