Spinal zaps boost walking recovery in injury patients

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults 18 to 65 years of age * Single chronic SCI for ≥ 1 year classified as neurologic level T12 or above based on the International Standards for the Neurological Classification of SCI67 and classified according to the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) as motor incomplete (AIS C or D) at initial screening * Medical stability with clearance from physician * Ability to walk 3 meters with or without devices, braces, or assistance of one person * Ability to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Current diagnosis of an additional neurologic condition such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, stroke, or brain injury * Presence of unstable or uncontrolled medical conditions such as cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction (\<1 year prior), pulmonary infection or illness, renal disease, autonomic dysreflexia, infections, pain, heterotopic ossification * Cognitive or communication impairments limiting communication with study staff or ability to provide informed consent * Lower extremity joint contractures limiting the ability to stand upright and practice walking * Skin lesions or wounds affecting participation in walking rehabilitation * Acute or unstable fracture, diagnosis of osteoarthritis or bone impairments affecting safe participation in walking rehabilitation * Severe spasticity or uncontrolled movements limiting participation in walking rehabilitation * Body weight or height that is incompatible with safe use of a support harness and body weight support system * Pain that limits walking or participation in walking rehabilitation * Current participation in rehabilitation to address walking function * Botox injections in lower extremity muscles affecting walking function within 4 months of study enrollment * Legal blindness or severe visual impairment * Known pregnancy * Implanted metal hardware of the spine below the 8th thoracic vertebrae or in region of electrode placement * Implanted cardiac pacemaker or baclofen pump