Doctors diagnosed Carmen Lopez with spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) at birth, a rare genetic disorder that affects motor neurons ...

Evan McMenamin said his brother Travis, "never lets it get him down" despite the "incredible challenges" he faces ...

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for patients who have spinal ...

People with spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular ... I basically have this waddling gait where my hips sway back and forth and I swing my legs out to the side because I can ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has unveiled a plan to fast-track treatment for individuals with back, joint, and muscle problems in regions with the longest waits for musculoskeletal ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has unveiled a new initiative aimed at speeding up treatment for individuals with back, joint and muscle problems in regions with the longest waiting times.

researchers reported what they called the first evidence that a spine-stimulating implant already being tested for paralysis might also aid neurodegenerative diseases like spinal muscle atrophy ...

Yet over the month-long pilot study, “they were getting better and better.” Spinal muscle atrophy or SMA is a genetic disease that gradually destroys motor neurons, nerve cells in the spinal ...