Spinal cord injury (SCI) resulting in paralysis has
an enormous impact not only on the health of the
individual, but more fundamentally, on their
independence and self-image. Advancements in
treatment and rehabilitation strategies have lead to
an improvement in the quality of life of these
individuals. Physiological systems and current
rehabilitative devices are presented along with a
series of studies conducted with the goal of
developing functional electrical stimulation (FES)
techniques for restoring standing and stepping after
SCI. Knowledge of natural systems was applied to...