Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- * At least 18 years of age
- * Non-progressive spinal cord injury
- * At least 2 years post injury
- * Stable medical condition
- * Unable to voluntarily move all individual joints of the legs
- * Unable to stand independently
- * Cardiovascular dysfunction including presence of persistent low blood pressures and/or symptoms of autonomic dysreflexia and/or orthostatic hypotension and/or dysregulation in response to postural changes and/or highly variable blood pressures in a 24 hour period
- * Urodynamic dysfunction including dyssynergia and/or inability to void voluntarily and/or low voiding capacity
- * Respiratory dysfunction including at least 15% deficit in predicted pulmonary function outcomes
Exclusion Criteria:
- * Ventilator dependent
- * Untreated painful musculoskeletal dysfunction, fracture or pressure sore
- * Untreated psychiatric disorder or ongoing drug abuse
- * Cardiovascular, respiratory, bladder, or renal disease unrelated to spinal cord injury
- * Bladder botox injections less than 12 months prior to implant
- * Colostomy bag, urostomy
- * Any implanted pump (i.e., baclofen pump, pain pump, etc)
- * Ongoing nicotine use
- * Pregnant at the time of enrollment or planning to become pregnant during the time course of the study
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No