Abstract
Spinal cord injury (SCI) disrupts communication between high brain centers and the peripheral neuromusculoskeletal system, resulting in debilitating sensorimotor impairment, autonomic dysfunction, and musculoskeletal degeneration. To repair these concurrent deficits, we developed a multimodal rehabilitation system comprising a brain-computer interface (BCI), lower limbs functional electrical stimulation (FES), and virtual reality (VR) feedback. The apparatus, devised on a motorised semi-recumbent cycling ergometer, is controlled by a real-time digital twin of the user. Four individuals with chronic complete SCI have finished our year-1 study. While all participants gained discernible sensory, autonomic, muscular, and bone mineral density improvements, two of them additionally attained significant somatomotor benefits and recovered ability to voluntary contract previously paralysed muscles.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 63-67 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783031775833 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation - La Granja, Spain Duration: 5 Nov 2024 → 8 Nov 2024 https://2024.icneurorehab.org/ |
Publication series
| Name | Biosystems and Biorobotics |
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| Volume | 32 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2195-3562 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2195-3570 |
Conference
| Conference | 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation |
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| Abbreviated title | ICNR 2024 |
| Country/Territory | Spain |
| City | La Granja |
| Period | 5/11/24 → 8/11/24 |
| Other | The 2024 International Conference on Neurorehabilitation will bring together researchers and students from the fields of Clinical Rehabilitation, Applied Neurophysiology, and Biomedical Engineering to promote, feed and encourage this therapeutic global shift and bring together researchers and innovators from all around the world to discuss novel approaches, challenges and potential solutions in technologies for wearable robots, especially in the clinical field. |
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