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For 6 years, a college cross-country skier experiened pain that kept her from school and skiing. Finally, she was diagnosed ...

While there is no cure for SMA, several promising neuroprotective treatments have become available in the last decade. These include gene replacement therapies and medications, both of which ...

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers carrying out a small pilot clinical trial demonstrating that a drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of ...

The first-in-human trial saw all three patients able to increase their walking distance within six minutes to 20 meters.

Although I don’t know if I’m the ideal candidate for this treatment, as it’s only been tested in patients ages 2 to 21 and I’m in my 30s, this drug sounds so promising for children and young adults.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A new spinal cord implant may help people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) regain some muscle ... continued to feel stronger for a while after treatment, ...

Daily electrical stimulation of certain nerves in the spinal cord appeared to help three people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), an inherited disorder that causes muscles to waste away. The ...

This image from video provided by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences shows Doug McCullough, who has spinal muscular atrophy, during tests of experimental spinal cord stimulation to ...

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Surgery to cut the tendon sheath can relieve pain and stiffness. If other treatments are not successful or the condition is severe, surgery is usually successful in restoring full movement.