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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lauran Neergaard

FOUND: A spine zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle wasting disease walk better - What They Never Told You

Doug McCullough, who has spinal muscular atrophy, during tests of experimental spinal cord stimulation to improve muscle function - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

In a groundbreaking pilot study, researchers have found evidence that spinal cord stimulation could potentially benefit individuals with neurodegenerative diseases like spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

The study, led by Dr Marco Capogrosso of the University of Pittsburgh, involved implanting a device that sends electrical impulses to the spinal cord.

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