A measurement system was developed to record angular movements at the joints of the lower limbs (the stance and swing phases) allowing the moments of detachment and contact of the foot with the support surface to be determined using sensors responding to linear and angular acceleration. We present an algorithm for triggering spinal cord stimulation in specified phases of the stepping cycle, addressing the flexor and extensor motor pools of the lower limbs. A means of triggering temporospatial spinal stimulation for the “paralyzed” limb from the “intact” contralateral limb simulating stimulation conditions for patients who have had cerebrovascular accidents was developed. It is proposed that this system can be used in therapeutic, therapeutic-preventative, and medical research institutions or at home to regulate and restore motor functions in humans.
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Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, Vol. 54, No. 5, Sep.-Oct., 2020, pp. 10-14.
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Grishin, A.A., Bobrova, E.V., Reshetnikova, V.V. et al. A System for Detecting Stepping Cycle Phases and Spinal Cord Stimulation as a Tool for Controlling Human Locomotion. Biomed Eng 54, 312–316 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10527-021-10029-7
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