Introduction Millions of people worldwide suffer with spasticity related to irreversible damage
to the brain or spinal cord. Typical antecedent events include stroke, traumatic brain injury …

Understanding the relevant biophysical properties of the spinal dura mater is essential to the
design of medical devices that will directly interact with this membrane or influence the …

We are developing a novel intradural spinal cord (SC) stimulator designed to improve the
treatment of intractable pain and the sequelae of SC injury. In-vivo ovine models of …

Objective: To develop a large animal model of spinal cord injury (SCI), for use in
translational studies of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in the treatment of spasticity. We seek …

Introduction: Translating basic science research into a safe and effective therapy for spinal
cord injury (SCI) requires suitable large animal models for testing both implantable devices …

Introduction: Intradural spinal cord stimulation (SCS) may offer significant therapeutic
benefits for those with intractable axial and extremity pain, visceral pain, spasticity …

Background It is becoming increasingly important to understand the mechanisms of spinal
cord stimulation (SCS) in alleviating neuropathic pain as novel stimulation paradigms arise …

Our laboratories are developing treadmill-based gait analysis employing sheep to
investigate potential efficacy of intra-dural spinal cord stimulation in the treatment of spinal …

Background: Spinal cord stimulation has been in use for decades and is growing as a
therapeutic treatment option. A significant problem arising from the epidural location of the …

Introduction Contemporary approaches to surgical site infections have evolved significantly
over the last several decades in response to the economic pressures of soaring health care …