Non-invasive zaps to the spinal cord can treat paralysis—but no one knows why - eviltoast
The benefits may seem small, but they can make a world of difference, patients say.
  • celeste@kbin.earth
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    6 months ago

    I had the idea that electricity had been tried for paralysis, and I looked it up and ben franklin did experiments to try and cure it with shocks.

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16717219/

    I wonder if the difference was targeting? The type of paralysis? The podcast Sawbones did an episode on the history of electricity in medicine that was pretty interesting. I might relisten.