Motor Control – Proof Of Principle

Hypothesis: Repeated periods of stimulation of the spinal cord and training increased the ability to control movement in animal models of spinal cord injury. We hypothesized that tonic epidural spinal cord stimulation can modulate spinal circuitry in human beings into a physiological state that enables sensory input from standing and stepping movements to serve as a source of neural control to undertake these tasks.

Study

Effect of epidural stimulation of the lumbosacral spinal cord on voluntary movement, standing, and assisted stepping after motor complete paraplegia: a case study

Results

Study

Task-specific epidural stimulation and training for recovery of stepping, Standing and voluntary movement following severe spinal cord injury.

Results

Epidural Stimulation Program

Epidural Stimulation Timeline

Motor Control

Studies

Proof of Principle

Interventions

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