Epidural spinal cord stimulation as an intervention for motor recovery after motor complete spinal cord injury

JT Hachmann, A Yousak, JJ Wallner… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Spinal cord injury (SCI) commonly results in permanent loss of motor, sensory, and
autonomic function. Recent clinical studies have shown that epidural spinal cord stimulation …

Emergence of epidural electrical stimulation to facilitate sensorimotor network functionality after spinal cord injury

JS Calvert, PJ Grahn, KD Zhao, KH Lee - Neuromodulation: Technology at …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) disrupts signaling pathways between the
brain and spinal networks below the level of injury. In cases of severe SCI, permanent loss …

Traumatic spinal cord injury: pulmonary physiologic principles and management

GJ Schilero, WA Bauman… - Clinics in chest …, 2018 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Traumatic injury to the cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord is associated with variable
degrees of pulmonary dysfunction and disability dependent on the level and completeness …

[HTML][HTML] A review of functional restoration from spinal cord stimulation in patients with spinal cord injury

A Lin, E Shaaya, JS Calvert, SR Parker, DA Borton… - Neurospine, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Traumatic spinal cord injury often leads to loss of sensory, motor, and autonomic function
below the level of injury. Recent advancements in spinal cord electrical stimulation (SCS) for …

[PDF][PDF] Functional electrical stimulation therapies after spinal cord injury

DR Gater Jr, D Dolbow, B Tsui, AS Gorgey - NeuroRehabilitation, 2011 - researchgate.net
The use of electricity for therapeutic purposes dates back to 15 AD, when Scribonius Largus,
a court physician to the Roman emperor Claudius began using electric shocks from the …

Transspinal stimulation increases motoneuron output of multiple segments in human spinal cord injury

LM Murray, M Knikou - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Targeted neuromodulation strategies that strengthen neuronal activity are in great need for
restoring sensorimotor function after chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). In this study, we …

The safety of epidural spinal cord stimulation to restore function after spinal cord injury: post-surgical complications and incidence of cardiovascular events

IP Pino, TE Nightingale, C Hoover, Z Zhao, M Cahalan… - Spinal Cord, 2022 - nature.com
Study design Cohort prospective study. Objectives Epidural spinal cord stimulation (eSCS)
improves volitional motor and autonomic function after spinal cord injury (SCI). While eSCS …

Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Improves Respiratory Muscle Strength and Function in Subjects with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

H Kumru, L García-Alén, A Ros-Alsina, S Albu… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Respiratory muscle weakness is common following cervical spinal cord
injury (cSCI). Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) promotes the motor recovery of …

Abdominal muscle training can enhance cough after spinal cord injury

RA McBain, CL Boswell-Ruys, BB Lee… - … and neural repair, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Respiratory complications in people with high-level spinal cord injury (SCI) are
a major cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly because of a reduced ability to cough …

Challenges and opportunities in restoring function after paralysis

PH Peckham, KL Kilgore - IEEE Transactions on Biomedical …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Neurotechnology has made major advances in development of interfaces to the nervous
system that restore function in paralytic disorders. These advances enable both restoration …