Epidural Stimulation of the Lumbosacral Spinal Cord Improves Trunk Lean Distances in Individuals with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.

: Preliminary observations support the view that spinal cord epidural stimulation (scES) combined with trunk-specific training can improve trunk stability during functional activities in individuals with thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI). We studied the acute effects of trunk-specific stimulation on sitting postural control. : Twenty-three individuals with severe cervical SCI were implanted with an epidural stimulator.