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Chronic neurological dysfunction produced by stroke and acute brain injury has long been thought to be irreversible. A scientific discovery in 2010 by Edward Tobinick, M.D. at the Institute of Neurological Recovery (INR), as discussed in the media stories on this webpage, promises to change current thinking about the potential for recovery of function, even years after the acute event. Disclaimer: Individual results vary, not all patients respond. Additional doses may be necessary to maintain the clinical response. Treatment for these indications is innovative (“off-label”). Please see the Terms of Use. The method of off-label treatment utilized is a patented invention of the INR®. Rapid neurological improvement after PSE treatment at the INR® has been documented in multiple media stories and confirmed in the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial conducted at Griffith University in Australia.

Florida doctor gives stroke survivors new shot at mobility, independence

A single injection, then a five-minute wait. That’s all it took for hundreds of stroke and traumatic brain injury patients from South Florida and nationwide to reverse years of debilitation – long after giving up hope that their bodies would ever respond.

A single injection, then a five minute wait. That’s all it took for hundreds of stroke and traumatic brain injury patients from South Florida and nationwide to reverse years of debilitation – long after giving up hope that their bodies would ever respond…. [article continues discussing the pioneering stroke treatment invented by Edward Tobinick, M.D.].

by Nicole Brochu, Sun Sentinel December 2012

60 Minutes Australia “Reverse Stroke”

Extra Minutes: Extended Interview 2014

Chronic neurological dysfunction produced by stroke and acute brain injury has long been thought to be irreversible. A new scientific discovery by the Edward Tobinick, M.D. at the Institute of Neurological Recovery (INR), as in the stories below documented below, now promises to change current thinking about the potential for recovery of function, even years after the acute event. Disclaimer: Individual results vary, not all patients respond. Additional doses may be necessary to maintain the clinical response. Treatment for these indications is innovative (“off-label”). Please see the Terms of Use. The method of off-label treatment utilized is a patented invention of the INR®. Rapid neurological improvement after treatment at the INR® has been documented in multiple media stories.

“Local women talk stroke recovery”

Photo by Michelle Raspberry, special to the Daily Dunklin Democrat, February 17, 2013: The newspaper story about two women from the same Missouri town treated by Dr. Tobinick at the INR in Boca Raton, begins: “Jan Sanders, left, and Mary Jean Moore, right, recently shared stories about their life changing procedure that is helping them in their recovery from strokes.”

June 26, 2015: “Family campaigns for stroke treatment in Australia”, reporter Meghan Harris for The Chronicle:

“Last year Mr Shepherd and his family flew to Los Angeles to undergo a revolutionary reverse stroke treatment … “. This amazing treatment designed to enhance recovery from stroke and other forms of brain injury was invented by Edward Tobinick, M.D.

June 11, 2013: “The road back”, published in the State Gazette, in Dyersburg, Tennessee: “Those that believed Cupples would never walk again would be amazed to see him today….”

Photo shows Mr. Cupples with Dr. Tobinick at the Institute of Neurological Recovery in Florida:

ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA Feb 18 2020: Positive randomized, double-blind clinical trial results

“They [patients] say it’s fantastic, it’s amazing, and it’s basically … a breakthrough treatment.”

ABC Southern Queensland / by Elly Bradfield, Posted Tuesday 18 Feb 2020

Associate Professor Stephen Ralph from Griffith University’s School of Medicine [Australia] (left) says the treatment trialled at Griffith University School of Medicine was pioneered by American Dr Edward Tobinick (second left).(Supplied: Stephen Ralph)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Perispinal etanercept is a method of targeting detrimental neuroinflammation using etanercept, a special anti-inflammatory drug, delivered utilizing a novel, non-invasive injection method.

Perispinal etanercept is NOT experimental. Perispinal etanercept has been used to treat more than 5,000 chronic stroke patients since 2010 at the Institute of Neurological Recovery.

Perispinal etanercept is NOT a spinal injection. The small needle utilized is much too short to reach the spinal canal or the epidural space.

No, it is not too late. Neuroinflammation can last for years, or even decades, after brain injury. Life-changing neurological improvements following perispinal etanercept treatment performed weeks, months, years, or even decades after stroke or brain injury are not uncommon.

Referrals are not required. The Institute of Neurological Recovery has received, and welcomes, referrals from neurologists, speech pathologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, primary care physicians, online stroke groups, and, of course, patients and their family members.

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