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New research will "redefine" care for those who have limited motor function due to spinal cord injury.

Joe E Spring, chair of neurorehabilitation at the Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, made this comment to the Herald in response to Dr Lumy Sawaki's investigations.

The scientist's approach is to revive the injured part of the brain so it can rewire and allow the person to gain control of their bodily movements again, explained the newspaper.

Mr Spring, who assisted Dr Sawaki with her studies, told the publication the work is exciting because it is creating a new way of thinking in the field.

"It is clear that the outcome of her research has the potential to restore a level of quality of life in these patients far beyond what could be accomplished in the past," he remarked.

In conclusion, Mr Spring noted the treatment could also be used to help those with motor function problems caused by traumatic brain injury.

Meanwhile, medical trials at Rutgers University's WM Keck Centre for Collaborative Neurosciences to see if a combination of stem cell therapy and a depression drug can treat chronic spinal injury are to begin soon.

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