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ed ut ca ne consequences and ensure that as much function as pos-sible is regained, an intensive rehabilitation process is approach. Various clinical assessments exist to measure hand function, for example the Graded and Redefined J N E R JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERINGAND REHABILITATIONZariffa and Popovic Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2013, 10:114http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/10/1/114thermore, performance in these settings is not necessarily2Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canadaundertaken following injury. Despite current best practices in rehabilitation, however, the recovery of hand function remains the top priority of individuals with tetraplegia [1]. The search for new interventions to enhance functional recovery after neurological injury is thus ongoing, and includes pharmacological interventions [2], physical an