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February 20, 2023

A stroke rehabilitation patient plays a brick-breaking game as part of the RePlay system for motor skills rehabilitation.

Researchers’ At-Home Rehab System Changes Game for Stroke Patients

Researchers in The University of Texas at Dallas’ Texas Biomedical Device Center (TxBDC) have developed an at-home physical rehabilitation system that could give stroke patients an improved ability to recover upper-limb function while removing transportation and other barriers.

October 25, 2023

Dr. Michael Kilgard (front), Dr. Robert Rennaker and Dr. Seth Hays are three of the principal UT Dallas researchers behind the innovation of vagus nerve stimulation to treat a variety of neurological issues, including poor hand function after a stroke.

Researchers Honored for Work Leading to Stroke Patients’ Gains

The University of Texas at Dallas researchers who adapted vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) to improve the effectiveness of physical rehabilitation after a stroke have been recognized by the journal Molecular Medicine for their fundamental discoveries that have led to ongoing advances in clinical care.