High density epidural stimulation for facilitation of locomotion, posture, voluntary movement, and recovery of autonomic, sexual, vasomotor, and cognitive function after neurological injury

• Main Authors: DESAUTELS, THOMAS ANTHONY, HODES, JONATHAN, ANGELI, CLAUDIA A, HARKEMA, SUSAN J, BURDICK, JOEL, ROY, ROLAND R, GERASIMENKO, YURY, TAI, YUONG, EDGERTON, VICTOR REGGIE, NANDRA, MANDHEEREJ S
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.09.2016
• Subjects: ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSESOR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY; ELECTROTHERAPY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MASSAGE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING ORSTIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY

Methods of enabling locomotor control, postural control, voluntary control of body movements (e.g., in non-weight bearing conditions), and/or autonomic functions in a human subject having spinal cord injury, brain injury, or neurological neuromotor 5 disease. In certain embodiments, the methods invo...