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However, this type of atrophy is reversible with regular exercise and physical therapy. People can treat muscle atrophy by making lifestyle changes, trying physical therapy, or undergoing surgery.

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Now, researchers at Harvard University have built a mechanical implant that prompts muscle contraction and could help to slow this atrophy ... s hind leg, they found that it exerted a similar force on ...

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