Man with nerve damage regains sensation thanks to electronic systemRSS Feed

A man's foot drop, which often occurs after a spinal injury, traumatic brain injury or stroke, has been cured using a system called NESS L300.

Donald Lofton started using the system during outpatient therapy at Methodist Rehabilitation Center after having a stroke, which caused him to lose sensation on his left side, the Clarion Ledger reports.

The system includes a leg cuff, a heel sensor and a remote mode box. These components communicate wirelessly to electronically stimulate damaged nerves to make muscles contract and cause movements to occur.

Rachel Dear, a physical therapist at Methodist Rehabilitation Center, explained to the newspaper how the device works: "When his heel hits the ground, it turns off but when he lifts his heel and swings his leg, he receives a charge through the electrodes in the cuff. It stimulates the muscles that lift the toes,"

Elsewhere in the US, physical therapist Sandra Stevens is helping many people with spinal injuries to walk again using an underwater treadmill, Newswise.com reported recently.

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