HONG KONG, Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in Hong Kong [1], hospitalising around 25,000 people each year [2]. Despite declines in stroke mortality over the ...

Mind control gets a bad rap, but it could be the key to retraining motor function in stroke patients. A device newly approved by the FDA improves hand movement by wirelessly transmitting brainwaves to ...

The results of an innovative study suggest electrical stimulation of the spinal cord could eventually help some of the many people disabled by strokes. Heather Rendulic had a stroke at age 23, ...

People recovering from a stroke will soon have access to a device that can help restore a disabled hand. The Food And Drug Administration has authorized a device called IpsiHand, which uses signals ...

A phase II, randomized clinical trial found that the optimal period for intensive rehabilitation of arm and hand use after a stroke should begin 60 to 90 days after the event. A phase II, randomized ...

Exercise is also a prescription that is helping stroke patients on their road to recovery, especially if one other factor is added....friendship. Doctors at Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital ...

David Gerfen slips on a headset and finds himself in a food truck, tasked with assembling a cheese-and-tomato sandwich to order. Transported to another virtual environment, Gerfen has to use one hand ...