NUI Galway CÚRAM Researchers Discover Way to Switch on and Speed Up Tendon Healing

Implantable stimulator device combines with body power to treat disease, damage and sports injury

Researchers at CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at NUI Galway, have shown how the simple act of walking can power an implantable stimulator device to speed up treatment of musculoskeletal diseases.