SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING MUSCLE REHABILITATION

摘要

System and method for rehabilitating a muscle and monitoring such rehabilitation are provided, the system including a user input receiver for receiving stimulation parameter inputs from a user, a stimulator for generating stimulations to be applied to a patient's body based on the stimulation parameter inputs, a signal receiver to receive, detect, and record a signal containing an evoked potential generated by the body in response to the stimulations, a signal processor for processing the recorded signal, for example, by amplifying, filtering, digitizing and temporal averaging the recorded signal, a trigger detector to alert the signal processor module when stimulations are generated to enable synchronization of the response signal with the stimulus for accurate temporal averaging, and an output display for providing data representative of the evoked potential to the user.

主权项

1. A method for monitoring rehabilitation of a muscle, the method comprising:
receiving from an extracorporeal source a first input defining a first stimulation protocol, the first stimulation protocol comprising a plurality of parameters for generation of an electric current or an electric voltage; applying the first stimulation protocol to a portion of a patient's body to cause contraction of a skeletal target muscle associated with control of the lumbar spine; recording a response signal generated by the patient's body in response to the first stimulation protocol, wherein the response signal is at least one of an electrical signal, a force signal, or a movement signal; processing the recorded response signal to produce a processed signal; displaying information indicative of the processed signal; receiving a second input from the extracorporeal source to adjust the first stimulation protocol; and applying an adjusted stimulation protocol to the body portion to cause contraction of the skeletal target muscle.