Functional electric stimulation to augment partial weight-bearing supported treadmill training for patients with acute incomplete spinal cord injury: A pilot study.

Objective: To study the application of partial weight-bearing (PWB) supported treadmill gait training augmented by functional electric stimulation (FES) in subjects with acute incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI).

Design: Before-after crossover trial with control (A) and intervention (B) periods.

Setting: Physiotherapy (PT) department of a spinal injuries unit in Scotland.