Functional Electrical Stimulation as a Neuroprosthesis for Sitting Balance: Measuring Respiratory Function and Seated Postural Control in Able-bodied Individuals and Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury

The level and completeness of spinal cord injury (SCI) above the first lumbar vertebra determine the degree of multi-system impairments including altered respiratory function and decreased capacity to maintain upright posture and seated postural stability in humans. Both systems were studied in able...

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Main Author: Kuipers, Meredith J.
Other Authors: Verrier, Molly
Language:en_ca
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/35618