Reversing 21 years of chronic paralysis via non-invasive spinal cord neuromodulation: a case study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of the current study was to investigate if a non-invasive spinal cord neuromodulation modality could restore sensorimotor functions in a patient with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI).

Methods

In this study, transcutaneous electrical stimulation (tES) to the spinal cord was utilized to restore sensorimotor functions in a chronic SCI patient who sustained a traumatic C7 cervical cord injury 21 years ago. At baseline, the patient had very limited volitional movement in her right leg, and her left leg was completely paralyzed. tES parameters were optimized in eight stimulation sessions before the treatment. The therapeutic stimulation involved biphasic tES, applied to T11 and L1 spinal levels during a 1-hour standing and walking training, 2-4 times per we

SUBMITTER: Alam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7261759 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature