Tag Archives: Dr. Reggie Edgerton

Spinal Modulation for Rehabilitation | Reggie Edgerton, PhD

Posted on April 28, 2019 by christalpowell
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University of Technology Sydney: Reviving Hope

Posted on March 31, 2019 by christalpowell

New research into spinal cord injury and neurodegeneration is offering real hope of recovery for people with conditions long thought incurable. For people living with the devastating effects of spinal cord injury or failing brain function, recovery has remained doubtful. … Continue reading →

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Regaining trunk stability after spinal cord injury

Posted on January 6, 2019 by christalpowell

Authors: M. RATH, D. G. SAYENKO, Y. P. GERASIMENKO, V. EDGERTON Lab Abstract: Recently we have developed the non-invasive electrical spinal stimulation technology for postural control in SCI subjects during standing. However, the potential of non-invasive spinal stimulation to facilitate … Continue reading →

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New Pathways for Recovery of Function Following Paralysis

Posted on May 18, 2017 by christalpowell

We are dedicated to developing disease and injury specific devices to help restore optimal physiology function in individuals suffering with paralysis due to injury and illness. We accomplish this by enabling the reactivation of damaged and dormant neural circuits through … Continue reading →

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Project Edge has launched in Australia for SCI

Posted on September 23, 2016 by christalpowell

The University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Professor Edgerton, SpinalCure Australia (SpinalCure) and Spinal Cord Injuries Australia (SCIA) have collaborated on Project Edge to establish the first clinical neurostimulation research program outside the USA. The flagship program in a multi-stream SCI recovery … Continue reading →

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Reggie Edgerton joins University of Technology in Sydney Australia

Posted on August 24, 2016 by christalpowell

SpinalCure is thrilled to announce that world-renowned neuroscientist, Professor Reggie Edgerton, will be coming to Australia to help establish a ground-breaking neurostimulation initiative for people with spinal cord injury. The neurostimulation project will sit within the newly formed Centre for … Continue reading →

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Use of peripheral nerve stimulation to locate interneurons associated with group i and group ii afferents in intact mouse spinal cords

Posted on May 31, 2016 by christalpowell

Society for Neuroscience Chicago 2015 Spinal Cord Injury I SCI Injury and Plasticity Authors: B.N. Pham: H. Zhong: R. Roy: N.J. Tillakaratne: V. Edgerton The role of proprioceptive input on locomotor recovery after a spinal cord injury (SCI) has been … Continue reading →

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A novel method for recording long term EMG activity in the laboratory and at home in individuals with cervical SCI

Posted on May 15, 2016 by christalpowell

Society for Neuroscience Chicago Nanosymposium Advances in SCI Research and Plasticity We have previously recorded long term EMG activity using shorts with embedded electromyography (EMG) sensors on healthy subjects (Finni et al. 2007) and office workers (Pesola et al. 2014). … Continue reading →

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Buspirone treatment promotes forelimb functional recovery in cervical spinal cord injured rats

Posted on May 12, 2016 by christalpowell

Society for Neuroscience Chicago Nanosymposium Advances in SCI Research and Plasticity Presentation Number: 197.08 Support: NIH Grant U01EB015521 Authors: B. JIN1, M. ALAM2, G. GARCIA-ALIAS1, Y. GERASIMENKO1, H. ZHONG1, R. ROY1, D. LU2, *V. EDGERTON1; Serotoninergic agonists have been shown … Continue reading →

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Striking functional characteristics of the lumbar and sacral neuronal circuitries for stepping in the in vivo adult spinal rat

Posted on May 8, 2016 by christalpowell

Society for Neuroscience Chicago Nanosymposium Advances in SCI Research and Plasticity Authors: *P. SHAH1, C. PRESTON1, H. ZHONG2, R. R. ROY2, V. R. EDGERTON2, Y. P. GERASIMENKO3; 1Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY; 2Univ. of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, … Continue reading →

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