SPINAL CORD STIMULATION DEVICE FOR GAIT TRAINING

摘要

In order to make it possible to perform high-level gait training easily and efficiently, a spinal cord stimulation device for gait training used in gait training of individuals having difficulty walking due to hemiplegia comprises: first and second electrodes for affixing to the gait-training subject; a detector for detecting gait-related movement of the body of the gait training subject; and a sensory nerve electrical stimulation generating part for generating electrical stimulation via the first and second electrodes in accordance with detection results obtained from the detector, the electrical stimulation being applied to the nerve root of the sensory nerves leading to the spinal cord.