A team of scientists from Australia has created an electronic device that can be installed in the body and with the help of which the ability to walk after a spinal cord injury has been brought back. This research was done on animals and it has also hoped to treat humans and their pets. Its treatment is not possible now due to a spinal cord injury and it has a very bad effect on the life of the person. But a test at Wipeapa Taumata Rau at Auckland University, New Zealand raises hope of an effective treatment.
Senior Research Fellow of Pharmacy School at Wipepa Taumata Rau of Auckland University, Dr. Bruce Harland, said, “Just as the wound heals on the skin, the spinal cord is not able to heal itself, that is why its injury is very serious and is still incurable.”
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Mice have a slightly higher ability to recover on their own, that is why scientists tried this technique on mice and saw how much difference does it make if there is help from electric stimulation compared to natural filling.
Dr. Harland said, “This means that the treatment improved both moving and feeling. And most importantly, this treatment did not cause any swelling or damage in the spinal cord, which made it clear that it is safe.”
Professor Maria Espaland of Chalmers University of Technology said that in future there is a plan to make this technology such a medical device, which can benefit people with serious spinal injuries. Further, scientists will work on finding out how much change in the strength of treatment, its frequency and duration so that the best results can be achieved.
