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Non-invasive Digital Twin Controlled BCI-FES-VR Leg-Cycling Ergometer Intervention Recovers Sensorimotor Function in Individuals with Complete Spinal Cord Injury

  • Claudio Pizzolato
  • , Dinesh B. Palipana
  • , Kyle Mulholland
  • , Alastair R. J. Quinn
  • , Malik M. N. Mannan
  • , Kelly Clanchy
  • , Claire B. Crossley
  • , Evan Jurd
  • , Surendran Sabapathy
  • , Leanne Bisset
  • , Ewan C. R. Lloyd
  • , Belinda Beck
  • , Ana C. C. de Sousa
  • , Yang D. Teng
  • , David G. Lloyd

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Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) disrupts communication between high brain centers and the peripheral neuromusculoskeletal system, resulting in debilitating sensorimotor impairment, autonomic dysfunction, and musculoskeletal degeneration. To repair these concurrent deficits, we developed a multimodal rehabilitation system comprising a brain-computer interface (BCI), lower limbs functional electrical stimulation (FES), and virtual reality (VR) feedback. The apparatus, devised on a motorised semi-recumbent cycling ergometer, is controlled by a real-time digital twin of the user. Four individuals with chronic complete SCI have finished our year-1 study. While all participants gained discernible sensory, autonomic, muscular, and bone mineral density improvements, two of them additionally attained significant somatomotor benefits and recovered ability to voluntary contract previously paralysed muscles.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConverging Clinical And Engineering Research On Neurorehabilitation V, Icnr 2024, Vol 2
EditorsJL Pons, J Tornero, M Akay
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages63-67
Number of pages5
Volume32
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-77584-0
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-77586-4, 978-3-031-77583-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes
Event6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation - , Spain
Duration: 5 Nov 20248 Nov 2024

Publication series

NameBiosystems And Biorobotics
Volume32
ISSN (Print)2195-3562
ISSN (Electronic)2195-3570

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation
Country/TerritorySpain
Period5/11/248/11/24

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