Tag: Epidural Stimulation
UofL, Medtronic to develop epidural stimulation algorithms for spinal cord injury
$7.8 million from NIH will fund development of a closed-loop system to monitor and adjust for multiple functions, use wireless monitoring
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Researchers...
Neuroprosthetic device maintains blood pressure after spinal cord injury
The inability to maintain blood pressure is a debilitating consequence of spinal cord injury. This problem has now been circumvented, by artificially recreating a...
Dorsal root ganglion stimulation evokes motor responses in patients with complete spinal cord injury
Bilateral L4 dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation has been shown to evoke strong and reproducible motor responses in the upper leg in patients with...
Repairing a highway: how can we fix spinal cord injury?
The functional sophistication of the spinal cord can have devastating consequences. Will modern scientific developments replicate its functions?
The “central nervous system” delicately orchestrates the...
Hope Grows for Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries
Severe spinal cord injuries (SCIs) -- often called complete injuries by clinicians -- are ones where no readable signal from the brain reaches the...
UofL researchers finding ways to improve lives of spinal cord injury patients
https://youtu.be/8aERFRr2HKw
University of Louisville researchers are finding ways to help those who suffer catastrophic spinal cord injuries battle other health problems related to their injury.
One...
Experimental Spinal Cord Treatment Helps Texas Man Regain Some Motion After Paralyzing Accident
Kent Stephenson is on a treadmill, working to put one foot in front of the other as a team of trainers helps guide his...
CPAR: Joel Burdick from Caltech on Epidural Spinal Stimulation
In this video, Joel Burdick peels back the work and strategies that go into making the best algorithms for spinal cord injury stimulation and...
How paralyzed people are learning to walk | Susan Harkema | TEDxManhattanBeach
https://youtu.be/UldL951NGLQ
Until now, it was believed that paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury was irreversible. In her provocative talk, Susan Harkema shares breakthrough research showing...
UofL research helps spinal cord injury patients take steps
Two research participants living with traumatic, motor complete spinal cord injury are able to walk over ground thanks to epidural stimulation paired with daily...
