Implantable Electric Stimulator Helps Treat Scoliosis
From: Medical Design Technology - 09/01/2015

Dr. Andreas Heinig from the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems
IPMS in Dresden and his team has developed a novel approach to treat this
form of scoliosis. It makes use of functional electrostimulation, whereby
targeted electrical impulses replace the nerve signals that the disease has
caused to be either too weak or completely absent. The aim is for the
impulses to stimulate the deep muscles along the spinal column so that they
build up the necessary counter-contractions to allow symmetrical growth.
Within the space of just two years, the interdisciplinary European consortium
was able to develop a prototype implant.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2015/09/implantable-electric-stimulator-helps-treat-scoliosis

Links:
Pulses for better posture
http://www.fraunhofer.de/en/press/research-news/2015/september/pulses-for-better-posture.html

New Implant Offers Electrostimulation Treatment For Idiopathic Scoliosis
http://www.meddeviceonline.com/doc/new-implant-offers-electrostimulation-treatment-for-idiopathic-scoliosis-0001

StimulAIS project
http://www.stimulais.com/comunidad/stimulaisproject