Thursday, March 28, 2024

Tag: FES

Bioelectronic devices to improve quality of life after SCI

https://youtu.be/QABmt_m3Y-k Bioelectronic devices that record and stimulate the brain, spinal cord or peripheral nerves have potential to dramatically improve function after injury or disease. For...

Biorobotic bladders: breakthrough treatment for spinal injury

“Research in this field is progressing but, predictably, has a long way to go” Believe it or not, we are electrical creatures. Each and every...

Study Examines Difference Between High- and Low-frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation

Spinal cord stimulation is nothing new, but a new study suggests that maybe we have been approaching it the wrong way; or rather, that maybe we have more to learn about it. But, in case you don’t know, spinal cord stimulation is a type of pain management which involves placing an implant under the skin which delivers electric pulses to the torso or the limbs to relieve chronic pain. Typically, spinal cord stimulation involves delivering low-frequency waves (40 to 60 Hz) but a new study says that, perhaps, high-frequency (up to 10,000 Hz) might be better in some cases.

Believe in a way back to fitness with a spinal cord injury

It's 7:30 a.m. at Magee Riverfront’s Wellness Center and Delano Turnipseed has already broken a sweat on a very unique type of exercise equipment:...

Managing Chronic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury

https://youtu.be/QG4SKNZOJzE Chronic (or long-standing) pain is a common problem for people living with spinal cord injury, and it is often very difficult to treat. At this...

Functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycling good for people with spinal cord injury

A new study by Kennedy Krieger Institute’s International Center for Spinal Cord Injury (Epub ahead of print) finds that long-term lower extremity functional electrical...

Brock leads way with exercise for spinal cord injur

How many times have you read about walking for exercise? The articles tell us to just get out there and walk. It’ll improve you...

Brain Electrodes Could Mean Movement For Spinal Injury Patients

Imagine moving an object by simply thinking about that action.

Researchers create brain-computer interface that bypasses spinal cord injury paralysis

Scientists at Northwestern University in Chicago, with funding from the National Institutes of Health, have successfully bypassed the spinal cord and restored fine motor...

Recorded brain commands, sent to muscles, may circumvent paralysis

For those whose arms as well as legs are paralyzed by spinal cord injury, no skill is more broadly useful to regain than the...