Adeno-associated virus (AAV)–mediated gene therapy was one of the focal points of this year's Muscular Dystrophy Association conference. Here, Barry Byrne, MD, PhD, University of Florida, speaks to ...

ESTIM therapy can be customized for the patient’s specific needs, including TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation ...

New data suggest motor function improves with amifampridine. New phase 2 data for the spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) therapy amifampridine (Ruzurgi) suggests the drug is safe and effective at improving ...

The benefits of early continuous neuromuscular blockade in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who are receiving mechanical ventilation remain unclear. We randomly assigned ...

Nowadays, people spend most of their time seated, whether they’re hard at work at their location-neutral job, playing video games, or using the various social media platforms to interact or visit ...

A recent discovery, the highly adaptable CRISPR–Cas9 system, is already finding widespread use for cell therapy and in vivo gene editing Ongoing challenges include efficient gene delivery, ...

Myasthenia gravis develops when the body produces autoantibodies that interfere with the way nerves and muscles communicate. The disease can lead to severe attacks of weakness that cause swallowing ...

It is important to understand the principles of normal neuromuscular transmission when using neuromuscular blocking agents. The neuromuscular junction consists of the motor-nerve terminus, the ...

Objective: Positive influence of electrostimulation on the healing process of the gluteal decubital ulcers. Setting: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cologne, Germany. Method: The present ...