Medicare Card, Reflex control could improve walking after incomplete spinal injuries
December 9th, 2013
A training regimen to adjust the body’s motor reflexes may help improve mobility for some people with incomplete spinal cord injuries, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.
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