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Zubizarreta House for spinal cord patients soon to be reality

mraetomic / September 30, 2016

MetroHealth has long been known as one of the best rehab centers for spinal cord injuries. As part of the Cleveland FES […]

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Cleveland Institute of Art: quiet champion of biomedical arts

mraetomic / August 12, 2016

Biomedical Art students from CIA are often hired as interns at the Center for medical illustration, communicating complex medical information

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I Was Paralyzed By a Spinal Cord Injury – and It’s Made My Life More Fulfilling

mraetomic / July 20, 2016

Christopher Wynn broke his neck diving into the ocean. Now, he runs an activity-based recovery program for other injured people.

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Implanted neuroprosthesis doubles walking speed in 64-year-old stroke patient

mraetomic / July 14, 2016

A stroke patient with limited mobility more than doubled his walking speed, and nearly quadrupled his walking distance, after surgical implantation

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Implanted Neuroprosthesis Improves Walking Ability in Stroke Patient

mraetomic / June 1, 2016

Tue, 05/31/2016 – 11:54am by American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation A surgically implanted neuroprosthesis—programmed to stimulate coordinated activity

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Feel Me. What the new science of touch says about ourselves.

mraetomic / May 20, 2016

The sensors in the prosthetic hand feed information from the world into the wires in Spetic’s arm. Since, from the

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Jennifer French: One of the First Bionic Women Shares the Value of the Neurotech Network

mraetomic / February 2, 2016

Jennifer French from St. Petersburg, Florida, is an incomplete quadriplegic. Thanks to advancements in assistive technology, she can stand, transfer, exercise and live