Patients who have had spinal cord injuries suffer from not only paralysis of their limbs, but also from other complications often including a loss of bladder control. In previous experiments, Dr. Edgerton from the University of California, Los Angeles and collaborators at University of Louisville, used electrical stimulation to allow four patients to voluntarily stand and perform simple movements. In a new study, partly funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, researchers are using the previous findings to to help identify and optimize ways to use electrical stimulation to bring back bladder control in rats.
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