Enhanced selectivity of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation by multielectrode configuration.

ABSTRACT: Objective.Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) has been gaining momentum as a non-invasive rehabilitation approach to restore movement to paralyzed muscles after spinal cord injury (SCI). However, its low selectivity limits the types of movements that can be enabled and, thus, its potential applications in rehabilitation.Approach.In this cross-over study design, we investigated whether muscle recruitment selectivity of individual muscles could be enhanced by multielectrode configurations of tSCS in 16 neurologically intact individuals. We hypothesized that due to the segmental innervation of lower limb muscles, we could identify muscle-specific optimal stimulation locations that would enable improved recruitment selectivity over conventional tSCS. We elicited leg mus

SUBMITTER: Bryson N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10481387 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature