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A new electrical stimulation therapy has been found to significantly reduce disability in those with spinal injury, research has shown.

The study, published in journal Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, found that functional electrical stimulation (FES) therapy worked significantly better than when patients were treated with just typical occupational therapy.

FES therapy works by using small pulses of electricity to reawaken paralysed muscles and improved grasping ability.

According to Medical News Today, Dr Anthony Burns, medical director of Toronto Rehab's spinal cord rehabilitation program, said the trial is "groundbreaking".

"FES (stimulation therapy) has the potential to have a significant and positive impact on the lives of individuals living with the devastating results of spinal cord injury," he said.

This comes after Zimmer Holdings developed a porous metal implant designed to support bone growth and vascularisation in those with spinal injury.

Researchers designed the TM-S Trabecular Metal system to treat the cervical spine of those with degenerative disc disease.

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