Mayo Clinic Radio: Spinal stimulation research

Jered Chinnock has been paralyzed since 2013. But thanks to spinal cord stimulation and physical therapy, he is regaining his ability to stand and walk with assistance. As part of a research study, an implanted electrode is enabling neurons to receive the signal that Chinnock wants to stand or step, showing that the networks of neurons below a spinal cord injury still can function after paralysis. The results, achieved in a research collaboration between Mayo Clinic and UCLA, are reported in Nature Medicine.