stimulator
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Or a vagus nerve stimulator from Truvaga for $499.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
"We started with materials database and used a virtual growth stimulator and machine learning algorithms to generate a virtual material, then learn the relationship between its structure and physical properties," Zhang said.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
The stimulator sits on the lumbar region of the spinal cord, which sends messages to the leg muscles.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2023
The device, known as TENS, for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator, became a standard medical tool.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
This man is the idol of the people, their passion, the ruler of their souls, the stimulator of their enthusiasm.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
After she experienced burnout, Lucy Lambert says such non-invasive vagus nerve stimulators helped her.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
In the future, this could allow for the individual control of multiple stimulators in different parts of the body, for example to treat tremor in the late stages of Parkinson's disease.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2024
Those with pacemakers, defibrillators and vagus nerve stimulators may also not qualify, because the magnetic force of the treatment coil may dislodge these devices and cause severe pain or injury.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2022
Spino tried ice packs, muscle stimulators, stretching exercises and heat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2020
The whole guard turned out at once and gave chase, but the few moments lost by them had been well used by the fugitives; besides, Despair, Terror, and Hope are powerful stimulators.
From The Pirate City An Algerine Tale by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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