Gaining insight into Parkinson’s
Cleveland FES Center using deep brain stimulation to study gait, balance impairment
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Case Western Reserve University to showcase research projects on April 20
Cleveland FES (Functional Electrical Stimulation) Center: Military veteran David Powers, an FES Center patient, will help demonstrate how FES technology has restored respiratory muscle function. The technology helps those with spinal-cord injuries.
Brain implants might one day help paralyzed patients use tablets
The implant was designed to detect signals associated with intended movements and then transmit these signals to a Bluetooth interface.
FES Investigator’s Poster Selected to Receive Travel Grant Award MDS Congress
The poster was selected to receive a Travel Grant Award from theSociety and chosen for a Guided Poster Tour.
Ocular Motor & Vestibular Deficits in Neurodegenerative Diseases
The journal topic includes several articles written by Dr. Shaikh and FES Center Investigator, Fatema Ghasia, MD.
The American Parkinson Disease Association Awards More Than $1.7 Million in Cutting-Edge Research Grants
With someone diagnosed with PD every nine minutes, this research is critical as we push for better treatments and ultimately, a cure.
Cleveland Clinic Researchers Awarded $2.5M NIH Grant to Enhance DBS for Stroke Recovery
First-of-its-kind clinical trial exploring the use of DBS to restore motor function in patients who have suffered a stroke.
Hands-on improvements
Amputees use new, naturalistic sensory device at home for daily tasks, gain greater sense of personal well-being and connection to loved ones
A Tool for Pain Relief
Acute and chronic pain affect at least 100 million U.S. adults and cost the nation up to $630 billion in medical treatment and lost productivity annually.