Trunk Stability Enabled by Noninvasive Spinal Electrical Stimulation after Spinal Cord Injury.

ABSTRACT: Electrical neuromodulation of spinal networks improves the control of movement of the paralyzed limbs after spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the potential of noninvasive spinal stimulation to facilitate postural trunk control during sitting in humans with SCI has not been investigated. We hypothesized that transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the lumbosacral enlargement can improve trunk posture. Eight participants with non-progressive SCI at C3-T9, American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) A or C, performed different motor tasks during sitting. Electromyography of the trunk muscles, three-dimensional kinematics, and force plate data were acquired. Spinal stimulation improved trunk control during sitting in all tested individuals. Stimulation resulted in elevated acti

SUBMITTER: Rath M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6205803 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature