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Woman paralyzed by fallen tree finds hope with newly FDA-cleared device

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ARC-EX Therapy, an external spinal stimulator, was recently cleared by the FDA .

The device is simply electrodes attached to skin on the back of the neck.

It allows us to pass current through the skin to activate the sensory nerves as they enter the spinal cord.

The Up-LIFT study found 72% of patients saw improvements in hand strength and function.

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