Aug. 15 virtual presentation to address use of electrical stimulation in spinal cord injury

Jennifer Kapetanic

What is Electrical Stimulation and how can it be used effectively following a spinal cord injury? As the old saying goes, that’s the $64,000 question that, depending on who you ask, will get you a wide array of responses, some valid and some completely unsubstantiated. Well, we’re pleased to present as part of NorCal SCI’s “Virtual is the New Reality Series” a virtual presentation on Sat., Aug. 15th at 11 a.m. PT led by the highly-experienced Physical Therapist, Jennifer Kapetanic.

This free virtual presentation is part of “NorCal SCI’s Virtual is the New Reality Series” funded through a grant by the Reeve Foundation and you must register in advance to attend by clicking HERE. Once you register, you will immediately receive a confirmation e-mail from us which you should keep for access information to the virtual event.

She will be leading a series of presentations over the next several months on various applications of electrical stimulation for persons with SCI. In this session, she will introduce the function of muscle contraction, normal and post-SCI, identify the various ways electrical stimulation may benefit those with SCI as well as highlighting the safety precautions one must take.

Jennifer has advanced certifications in Ekso skeleton and functional electrical stimulation use with hundreds of hours of clinical application across spinal cord and other neurological injury. She has 12 years of experience as a physical therapist. She received her doctorate in physical therapy from Chapman University in 2008. Her clinical skills have been developed across many areas of PT including acute care, cardiac rehabilitation, orthopedics and most recently spinal cord injury rehabilitation. For the last five years, she has been a part of the therapy team on the spinal cord injury rehabilitation unit at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, one of the top SCI rehab hospitals in the U.S.