This spinal implant tech could restore mobility to Parkinsons patients

This spinal implant tech could restore mobility to Parkinsons patients

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https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/06/this-spinal-implant-tech-could-restore-mobility-to-parkinsons-patients/

People with Parkinson’s disease are being diagnosed earlier and living with the condition for longer periods as treatments evolve, but one stubborn late-arriving symptom is trouble walking. A promising new spinal implant from Swiss researchers offers some hope that this too can be treated effectively.

The multi-institutional team is led by Onward, a spinout company from the prestigious Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland, which since 2015 has raised $170 million to develop and commercialize medical devices for people living with brain and spinal cord injury.