When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the ...

Strokes often leave people with reduced arm function, which is difficult to regain. While physical therapy may help, full recovery is elusive and becomes even less achievable the more time passes ...

Combining brain stimulation with intense physical rehabilitation helped stroke survivors recover movement in their arms and hands and maintain these improvements for one year, according to a study to ...

HOUSTON, Texas — An implanted device that stimulates the vagus nerve has shown promising improvement of arm function in stroke patients in a second small clinical study. While the primary endpoint — ...

Losing an arm cuts more than muscle and bone. It also severs the easy, wordless link between what you want to do and what your hand can actually do. For many people with prosthetic arms, that link ...

Place a small pillow or folded towel between your arms and chest to prevent that full curl. If you sleep on your back, rest ...

Combining brain stimulation with intense physical rehabilitation helped stroke survivors recover movement in their arms and hands and maintain these improvements for one year, according to a study to ...

Heavy users of smart phones tap on the touchscreen of their mobile phones more than 5,000 times a day. A study presented at the Congress of the European Academy of Neurology in Amsterdam shows that ...