Noninvasive spinal stimulation safely enables upright posture in children with spinal cord injury

Anastasia Keller; Goutam Singh; Joel H. Sommerfeld; Molly King; Parth Parikh; Beatrice Ugiliweneza; Jessica D’Amico; Yury Gerasimenko; Andrea L. Behrman

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26026-z

Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

Noninvasive spinal stimulation safely enables upright posture in children with spinal cord injury

Anastasia Keller,
Goutam Singh,
Joel H. Sommerfeld,
Molly King,
Parth Parikh,
Beatrice Ugiliweneza,
Jessica D’Amico,
Yury Gerasimenko,
Andrea L. Behrman

Affiliations

Anastasia Keller: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville
Goutam Singh: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville
Joel H. Sommerfeld: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville
Molly King: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville
Parth Parikh: Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville
Beatrice Ugiliweneza: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville
Jessica D’Amico: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville
Yury Gerasimenko: Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville
Andrea L. Behrman: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26026-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Scoliosis due to trunk muscle paralysis frequently requires surgical treatment in children with spinal cord injury. The authors demonstrate the safety and efficacy of transcutaneous spinal stimulation to enable upright sitting posture in 7/8 children with trunk control impairment in a within-subjects, repeated measures pilot clinical trial.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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