Learn about Spinal Stimulation for Individuals with Paraplegia on April 21
A spinal cord stimulator is an implanted device that sends low levels of electricity directly into the spinal cord to relieve pain, used most often after nonsurgical pain treatment options have failed to provide sufficient relief. But now, spinal cord stimulation offers some hope within the research realm of regeneration and recovery for Paraplegics with a complete injury and thanks to the folks at the Spaulding New England Regional SCI Center, that will be the focus of a Wed., April 21st presentation at 3:30 p.m. PST that you can register for HERE.
The presenters are Lisa A. Beck, a Clinical Nurse Specialist & Megan Gill, a Clinician-Researcher at the Spinal Cord Injury Program, Mayo Clinic. This presentation will emphasize current spinal stimulation technologies available in clinical research laboratories around the world and will review the mechanisms of epidural stimulation and functional changes in two study participants who underwent stimulation-enabled rehabilitation over one year. You will learn:
Describe different options of spinal stimulation available currently in research
Review how epidural stimulation works for individuals with complete paraplegia
Describe mobility and health changes affected with epidural stimulation