Method for restoring gait in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury
First Claim
1. A method for restoring functional ambulation in subjects having incomplete spinal cord injuries comprising the steps of:
- a. Providing partial weight bearing therapy until a subject reaches a plateau in locomotion rhythm generation; and
b. Electrically stimulating the spinal cord with an implanted stimulation device.
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Abstract
A method for restoring functional ambulation in subjects with incomplete spinal cord injuries which includes partial weight bearing therapy followed by epidural spinal cord stimulation (ESCS) to facilitate partial weight bearing therapy and over-ground walking. Electrical epidural stimulation (EES) is generated by an implanted device during partial weight bearing therapy on a treadmill. The subject is then transitioned to full weight bearing gait training on a treadmill with EES to over-ground gait training with EES and a walker, and finally to full weight bearing independent stepping over-ground with EES with or without an assistive device.
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1. A method for restoring functional ambulation in subjects having incomplete spinal cord injuries comprising the steps of:
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a. Providing partial weight bearing therapy until a subject reaches a plateau in locomotion rhythm generation; and
b. Electrically stimulating the spinal cord with an implanted stimulation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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