Exploring Spinal Stimulation to Treat Parkinson's DiseaseExploring Spinal Stimulation to Treat Parkinson's Disease

Spinal cord stimulation could be a way to achieve normal movement in Parkinson's patients. In an article in Friday's issue of the journal Science, researchers explain their method of epidural electrical stimulation in the doral columns and how it restores motion in dopamine-depleted mice. During the treatment, the dopamine-depleted rodents had electrodes implanted on their spinal cords. Three seconds after the electrical stimulation started, the mice were able to move normally.