Stimulation Glove for Stroke Patients
From: Medical Design Technology - 02/25/2014

Passive stimulation improves sense of touch and motor skills

Improving the sense of touch and motor skills without active training – what
sounds impossible, does actually work. Neuroscientists at the
Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a glove that uses weak electrical
pulses to stimulate the nerve fibers that connect the hands with the brain.
If applied regularly, that kind of passive stimulation results in an
improvement of both tactile perception and motor function. A team headed by
PD Dr. Hubert Dinse and Prof Dr. Martin Tegenthoff has successfully treated a
number of patients suffering from stroke-related impairments.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/02/stimulation-glove-stroke-patients

Links:
Photos of the Day: Brain Stimulating Glove
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/02/photos-day-brain-stimulating-glove

Brain stimulation at your fingertips
http://rubin.rub.de/en/international-edition-2014/brain-stimulation-your-fingertips

Stimulation Glove Can Improve Motor Function in Stroke Patients, Study Says
http://www.rehabpub.com/2014/02/stimulation-glove-can-improve-motor-function-stroke-patients/