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VNS Clinical Trial Shows Improvements for Spinal Cord Injuries

May 21, 2025

Texas Biomedical Device Center researchers demonstrated unprecedented rates of recovery for spinal cord injuries when patients safely received a combination of vagus nerve stimulation with progressive, individualized rehabilitation.

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