Medical experts restore movement and autonomic function in patients with complete paralysis

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/uomm-mer013119.php

MINNEAPOLIS, MN- January 31, 2019 – There are more than 290,000 people estimated to be living in the United States with a spinal cord injury. Previously, it has been shown that it is possible to restore some function to young and healthy patients within a few years of injury. Now, researchers show spinal cord stimulation can immediately restore some voluntary movement and autonomic functions such as cardiovascular, bowel, and bladder years after a paralyzing injury without any significant rehabilitation…