Transcutaneous Electrical Spinal Cord Stimulation to Promote Recovery in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the impact of using transcutaneous electrical spinal cord stimulation (TSCS) on upper and lower extremity function in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI).

Design

Prospective case series.

Setting

SCI specific rehabilitation hospital.

Participants

A convenience sample (N = 7) of individuals with tetraplegia who had previously been discharged from outpatient therapy due to a plateau in progress.

Interventions

Individuals participated in 60 min of upper extremity (UE) functional task-specific practice (FTP) in combination with TSCS and 60 min of locomotor training in combination with TSCS 5x/week.

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome for this analysis was the Capabilities of Upper Extremity Test (CUE-T).

SUBMITTER: Tefertiller C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9396932 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature