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Feedback control of unsupported standing in paraplegia--part II: experimental results
M Munih1, N de N Donaldson, K J Hunt
1Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering : a Publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
|January 9, 1998
Abstract:
This is the second of a pair of papers which describe an investigation into the feasibility of providing artificial balance to paraplegics using electrical stimulation of the paralyzed muscles. By bracing the body above the shanks, only stimulation of the plantar flexors is necessary. This arrangement prevents any influence from the intact neuromuscular system above the spinal cord lesion. In this paper, we present experimental results from intact and paraplegic subjects.