Dr. Forrest conducts mobility research at Kessler Foundation, where in addition to Ekso, she studies the effectiveness of activity based therapies
for recovery of function including electrical stimulation, and the LokomatPro v6 (Hocoma), a robotic treadmill training device.
«To our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate the positive effects of inosine for
promoting recovery of function following cortical injury in a non-human primate.»
But that was enough to bring about partial but
significant recovery of function in 11 of 15 rats in the group with the winning cocktail, the scientists report in a paper published online in Neurology on 26 June.
Compared to vehicle - treated controls, rats treated with aminoguanidine (150 mg / kg; i.p) displayed a significantly
faster recovery of function in the open - field test during the first 4 weeks of the 6 - week study.
On the other hand curcumin administered rats displayed a
slow recovery of function, and were only significant at the end of the study i.e 4 weeks after injury.
«We need to understand the impact of factors that
complicate recovery of function from neurological diseases, including fatigue, immobilization, aging and cognitive deficits,» Dr. Yue noted.
Overall, stem cell invasion of the biomaterial helped to regenerate kidney structures such as glomeruli (synaptopodin and CD31 positive) and tubules (cytokeratin and neprilysin positive) and
promote recovery of function.
A new scientific discovery by the INR, as documented in the videos below, now promises to change current thinking about the potential
for recovery of function, even years after the acute event.
Surgery to remove disc material compressing the spinal cord leads to
recovery of function in almost all dachshunds that still have pain sensation in their pelvic limbs but the outcome is much more variable when pain sensation has already been lost.
The surrounding neurons that were there all along, however, had sprouted a denser set of connections with other cells, presumably allowing for better transmission of information and
recovery of function.
This study represents a step forward in the development of clinical treatment programs that can contribute to
recovery of function,» he concludes.
Recovery of function can be complete or partial and it may take several weeks to tell.
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