Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil

This small study tested whether combining virtual walking (a computer simulation) with a gentle brain stimulation technique (tDCS) could help ease chronic nerve pain in people with spinal cord injury. Four participants tried the treatment for 10 sessions over two weeks. The main …

This study tested whether daily electrical stimulation of the buttock muscles can help people with chronic spinal cord injury. Over six months, 30 participants received 35-minute stimulation sessions each day. Researchers measured changes in muscle size and sitting pressure to se…

This study looked at whether a new training device called an eccentric arm-crank can help athletes with spinal cord injury improve their upper body strength and endurance. Twelve healthy athletes with spinal cord injury completed 20 training sessions, and their performance was me…