In order to test the natural synaptic input of motor neurons, we developed and tested a protocol for training rats to perform a voluntary motor behavior during which electromyography (EMG) recordings could be collected during natural synaptic input. Four rats were successfully trained to perform voluntary plantar flexion in conjunction with EMG recordings and another set of four naïve rats were used to gain insight into our surgical method of intrathecal catheter (ITC) implantation. All four naïve rats survived surgery with little to no complications, which prompted us to attempt implantation of two of the trained animals to no avail. To further evaluate this ITC method, verification methods including Lidocaine injections and laminectomy di...
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an effective pain management therapy used to reduce chronic, neurop...
When the neural pathway within the spinal cord gets damaged, a person’s ability to initiate loco- mo...
<p>Moraud et al. [<a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006223...
The purpose of this study was to develop an in-vivo model to record motor neuron (MN) activity in th...
Stimulation of the spinal cord has been shown to have great potential for improving function after m...
Study Design: Review of how spinal neurons can modulate the consequences of functional electrical st...
2012-07-26Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has been used as a therapeutic tool for patien...
© 2015 Elsevier B.V. Stimulation of the spinal cord has been shown to have great potential for impro...
Intra- and extracellular recording techniques have been used on the spinal cord of anaesthetized rat...
Abstract Transcranial electrical stimulated motor-evoked potentials (tcMEPs) are widely used to eval...
A mid-thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI) severely impairs activation of the lower limb sensorimotor s...
BackgroundEpidural spinal cord stimulation is a promising technique for modulating the level of exci...
Cervical level spinal cord injury (SCI) can severely impact upper limb muscle function, which is typ...
Abstract Electrical stimulation of the cervical spinal cord is gaining traction as a therapy followi...
The targeted population for this project is primarily patients with high level spinal cord injury (S...
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an effective pain management therapy used to reduce chronic, neurop...
When the neural pathway within the spinal cord gets damaged, a person’s ability to initiate loco- mo...
<p>Moraud et al. [<a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006223...
The purpose of this study was to develop an in-vivo model to record motor neuron (MN) activity in th...
Stimulation of the spinal cord has been shown to have great potential for improving function after m...
Study Design: Review of how spinal neurons can modulate the consequences of functional electrical st...
2012-07-26Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has been used as a therapeutic tool for patien...
© 2015 Elsevier B.V. Stimulation of the spinal cord has been shown to have great potential for impro...
Intra- and extracellular recording techniques have been used on the spinal cord of anaesthetized rat...
Abstract Transcranial electrical stimulated motor-evoked potentials (tcMEPs) are widely used to eval...
A mid-thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI) severely impairs activation of the lower limb sensorimotor s...
BackgroundEpidural spinal cord stimulation is a promising technique for modulating the level of exci...
Cervical level spinal cord injury (SCI) can severely impact upper limb muscle function, which is typ...
Abstract Electrical stimulation of the cervical spinal cord is gaining traction as a therapy followi...
The targeted population for this project is primarily patients with high level spinal cord injury (S...
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an effective pain management therapy used to reduce chronic, neurop...
When the neural pathway within the spinal cord gets damaged, a person’s ability to initiate loco- mo...
<p>Moraud et al. [<a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006223...