“Use of electrical stimulation in SCI to maintain, improve range of motion & strength” at Feb. 27 virtual class

In the fourth session of the series on electrical stimulation, we are pleased to have Jennifer Kapetanic, a highly-experienced Physical Therapist and expert in the use of Electrical Stimulation in the SCI population, discuss the use of electrical stimulation to maintain and improve range of motion and strength following a spinal cord injury. This class will cover how Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) generates deep electrical impulses that allow for muscle contraction, helping to maintain or improve muscle length and strength after SCI. It is part of our “NorCal SCI Presents: Virtual is the New Reality Series”. taking place on Sat., Feb. 27th at 11 a.m. PST for which you can register HERE.

Jennifer will discuss different NMES units and how best to use them to achieve your desired outcome as well as the use of NMES for incomplete and complete injuries and the benefit to each and specific electrode placements for common areas of weakness after spinal cord injury.

This free virtual presentation is funded through a grant by the Reeve Foundation. Once you register, you will immediately receive a confirmation e-mail from us which you should keep for access information to the virtual event.

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.