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Portable neuromuscular stimulator shows promise for paraplegics
Published in Pain and Central Nervous System Week, May 17th, 2004
Researchers in Australia evaluated "an 8-channel transcutaneous neuromuscular stimulator, called ExoStim, which was designed and developed to provide stimulation to the lower-limb muscles of spinal cord injured individuals.
"The intended purposes of the ExoStim were to act as a skin-surface precursor to an implantable neuromuscular stimulator for the specific tasks of increasing paralyzed leg strength and endurance, enabling the performance of basic lower-limb functional tasks, and familiarizing patients with functional electrical stimulation training," explained S....
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