The whole course will last around 12 months, during which there will be: Pre-implant evaluations and standard rehabilitation (6-10 weeks), Stimulator implantation and stimulation optimization (4-8 weeks), Rehabilitation training with stimulation (6 months). At the end of the protocol, the study aims to make the patients walk better and faster.
The purpose of this experiment is to evaluate the efficacy of Closed-loop Functional Spinal Cord Stimulation on Walking Rehabilitation in Patients after Spinal Cord Injury