Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- * above the age of 18 years old
- * individuals with traumatic spinal cord injuries at or above T6
- * duration of injury if more than 1 year
- * non-ambulatory
- * American spinal injury association scale A, B or C
- * able to provide consent
- * non-ventilator
- * hypotensive (males: systolic blood pressure less than 110 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure less than 70 mmHg; females: systolic blood pressure less than 100 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure less than 70 mmHg)
Exclusion Criteria:
- * acute illness or infection
- * documented history of controlled or uncontrolled diabetes
- * any other neurological disease other than spinal cord injury
- * cardiovascular disease (coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, peripheral artery disease, stroke)
- * present of history of thrombosis in the last 12 months, severe contractures
- * pregnant
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No