Why brain-controlled neuroprosthetics matter: mechanisms underlying electrical stimulation of muscles and nerves in rehabilitation

M Milosevic, C Marquez-Chin, K Masani… - Biomedical engineering …, 2020 - Springer
Delivering short trains of electric pulses to the muscles and nerves can elicit action
potentials resulting in muscle contractions. When the stimulations are sequenced to …

The effect and dose-response of functional electrical stimulation cycling training on spasticity in individuals with spinal cord injury: A systematic review with meta …

CY Fang, ASY Lien, JL Tsai, HC Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: To investigate the effect and dose-response of functional electrical stimulation
cycling (FES-cycling) training on spasticity in the individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) …

[HTML][HTML] Selectivity and excitability of upper-limb muscle activation during cervical transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation in humans

RM de Freitas, A Sasaki, DG Sayenko… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Cervical transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) efficacy for rehabilitation of upper-
limb motor function was suggested to depend on recruitment of Ia afferents. However …

Recovery cycles of posterior root-muscle reflexes evoked by transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation and of the H reflex in individuals with intact and injured spinal cord

US Hofstoetter, B Freundl, H Binder, K Minassian - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Posterior root-muscle (PRM) reflexes are short-latency spinal reflexes evoked by epidural or
transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in clinical and physiological studies. PRM …

On the reflex mechanisms of cervical transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation in human subjects

M Milosevic, Y Masugi, A Sasaki… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Transcutaneous and epidural electrical spinal cord stimulation techniques are becoming
more valuable as electrophysiological and clinical tools. Recently, remarkable recovery of …

Modulation of spinal excitability following neuromuscular electrical stimulation superimposed to voluntary contraction

R Borzuola, L Labanca, A Macaluso… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) superimposed on voluntary muscle
contraction has been recently shown as an innovative training modality within sport and …

Cortical re-organization after traumatic brain injury elicited using functional electrical stimulation therapy: A case report

M Milosevic, T Nakanishi, A Sasaki… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Functional electrical stimulation therapy (FEST) can improve motor function after
neurological injuries. However, little is known about cortical changes after FEST and …

Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation and voluntary commands on the spinal reflex excitability of remote limb muscles

T Kato, A Sasaki, H Yokoyama, M Milosevic… - Experimental Brain …, 2019 - Springer
It is well known that contracting the upper limbs can affect spinal reflexes of the lower limb
muscle, via intraneuronal networks within the central nervous system. However, it remains …

Combined neuromuscular electrical stimulation and transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation increases motor cortical plasticity in healthy humans

T Koseki, D Kudo, K Yoshida, M Nito… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) induces neural plasticity of the
central nervous system (CNS) and improves motor function in patients with CNS lesions …

Synergistic effects of transcutaneous spinal stimulation and neuromuscular electrical stimulation on lower limb force production: Time to deliver

AG Steele, AH Vette, C Martin, K Masani, DG Sayenko - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Transcutaneous spinal stimulation (TSS) and neuromuscular electrical
stimulation (NMES) can facilitate self-assisted standing in individuals with paralysis …