Researchers at the NEUWalk have been developing electrical stimulation devices similar to those used by the exciting research of Profs Edgerton ad Harkema which have receive so much media attention recently. The consortium has now received a AU$13 million grant to develop the treatment further.
“The various electrodes of the array are located around the nerve roots responsible for locomotion. By delivering a series of pulses, we can trigger those nerve roots in the correct order to provoke motion sequences of movements and support the motor function,” says Dr Peter Detemple the NEUWalk project coordinator.