Participant Kelly Thomas, trainer Katie Vogt.
Credit: University of Louisville
Of 4 research participants living with traumatic, motor complete spinal cord injury, 2 are able to walk over ground following epidural stimulation paired with daily locomotor training. In addition, all 4 participants achieved independent standing and trunk stability when using the stimulation and maintaining their mental focus. The study was conducted at the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center at the University of Louisville (UofL) and is published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine. The study was funded by the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, University of Louisville Hospital and Medtronic plc.
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