Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation
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Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil · Jan 2013
Restoring voluntary grasping function in individuals with incomplete chronic spinal cord injury: pilot study.
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) therapy has been shown to be one of the most promising approaches for improving voluntary grasping function in individuals with subacute cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). ⋯ The results of the pilot data justify a clinical trial to compare FES therapy and COT alone to improve voluntary hand function in individuals with chronic incomplete tetraplegia.