Inspiratory-expiratory pressure threshold respiratory training is a promising technique to positively affect both respiratory and cardiovascular dysregulation observed in persons with chronic SCI. https://www.archives-pmr.org/article/S0003-9993(17)30529-4/fulltext
U of L Researchers Report Activity-Based Training Improves Urinary Function After Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury impacts communication between the brain and the neurons in the lower part of the spinal cord that controls bladder, bowel, and sexual…
Improvements in bladder, bowel and sexual outcomes following task-specific locomotor training in human spinal cord injury Objective Locomotor training (LT) as a therapeutic intervention following…
WDRB story on epidural stimulation research at U of L including interviews with Rob Summers, Stefanie Putnam, and Susan Harkema: U of L launches…
The purpose of this study was the comparative evaluation of respiratory motor function in children with SCI. We demonstrated that SCI-induced decrease in respiratory functional…
A research participant at the University of Louisville with a complete spinal cord injury, who had lost motor function below the level of the injury,…
From Nature magazine’s Scientific Reports: Motor recovery after activity-based training with spinal cord epidural stimulation in a chronic motor complete paraplegic. No Title No Description
A novel approach for automatic visualization and activation detection of evoked potentials induced by epidural spinal cord stimulation in individuals with spinal cord injury Voluntary…
Effects of Stand and Step Training with Epidural Stimulation on Motor Function for Standing in Chronic Complete Paraplegics. – PubMed – NCBI J Neurotrauma. 2017…
The Neuromuscular Recovery Scale (NRS) was developed to assess the capacity of adults’ post-spinal cord injury (SCI) to perform functional tasks without compensation. Application of…
