Research Finds MyoPro® Delivers Meaningful Improvements in Motor Function for Brain Injury Patient

Research, TechnologyBy ErikaW July 17, 2020

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Myomo, Inc. (NYSE American: MYO) (“Myomo” or the “Company”), a wearable medical robotics company that offers increased functionality for those suffering from neurological disorders and upper-limb paralysis, today announced that new published research measuring the benefits of the Company’s MyoPro myoelectric orthosis found “Despite long-standing traumatic brain injury, meaningful improvements in motor function were observed.”

Nerve stimulation helps manage pain without opioids

Research, TechnologyBy ErikaW June 5, 2020

NIBIB’s HEAL grantees develop a new type of injectable electrode for neuromodulation therapy

Learning from Research and Practice, May 5-12

Events, FES, Research, TechnologyBy ErikaW May 12, 2020 Leave a comment

Engineering: Beyond the Numbers

Researcher Michael Fu awarded NSF CAREER Award

FES, Neural Interface, People, Research, TechnologyBy ErikaW April 27, 2020 Leave a comment

Case Western Reserve University assistant professor seeks to improve effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation by measuring unknown role of human effort

Restoring Touch for Amputees Could Spur Greater Human-Machine Fusions

FES, Neural Interface, Prosthetics, Research, TechnologyBy ErikaW April 7, 2020 Leave a comment

Dustin Tyler‘s research on the neural interface between man and machine plays an integral part in the upcoming ReHAB trial and push toward the Avatar XPrize.

Spinal cord injury patients can imagine resuming many activities because of new technologies

FES, Neural Interface, Prosthetics, Research, TechnologyBy ErikaW March 7, 2020 Leave a comment

Brain-computer interfaces today are about where the personal computer was in the early 1980s, said A. Bolu Ajiboye, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. In the not-too-distant future, he said, “they’re going to get exponentially better.”

Balance Disorder Expert Works to Fill Growing Medical Need for Veterans

Research, TechnologyBy ErikaW February 11, 2020 Leave a comment

CLEVELAND — Aasef Shaikh, MD, PhD, grew up in India as the son of two ENT surgeons, which he credits for his early interest in understanding the system that helps humans keep their balance. After finishing medical school, he immigrated to the United States to pursue a PhD in neuroscience, where his fascination with human balance only grew.

The real-life bionic people: Cleveland FES Center uses technology to help people with paralysis

FES, Research, TechnologyBy ErikaW January 30, 2020 Leave a comment

In 2002, Maria Sutter was living in New York City, working for a SoHo architecture firm, and starting to bicycle around the city as part of her active lifestyle. “It was pretty commonplace for me to bike from April to October,” she says. “I’d bike between 40 and 80 miles.”

New technology helps man find freedom despite paralysis

FES, Research, TechnologyBy ErikaW January 29, 2020 Leave a comment

The Cleveland VA, Case Western Reserve and University Hospitals collaborated for a documentary that showcases the journey of brain interface technology

Seeking human connections across time and space

Research, TechnologyBy ErikaW January 24, 2020 Leave a comment

Case Western Reserve research team from new Human Fusions institute aims for $10 million Avatar XPrize competition; winner will best ‘transport a human’s sense, actions and presence’ to another place

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