Clinical applications of electrical stimul... [J Spinal Cord Med. 2004. Spinal Cord Injury Support - Paraplegic and Quadriplegic. Electromechanical gait training with functional electrical stimulation: case studies in spinal cord injury. Stem Cell May Repair Damage or Loss of Neurons in The Enteric Nervous System. The Enteric Nervous System is a collection of nerve cells (neurons) in the gut from the esophagus to the rectum. It is known as the brain of the gut. It is autonomous to the central nervous system and functions independently from it. Proper function of the digestive system requires coordinated contraction of the muscle in the wall of the intestinal tract, regulated by the enteric nervous system. Damage or loss of these neurons can result in intestinal motility disorders, such as Hirschsprung's disease, for which there is a dearth of effective treatments. Video: Enteric Nervous System - The Brain in the Gut In principle, disorders of the enteric nervous system could be treated by cell therapy, but it was previously unknown whether transplanted stem cells could migrate to the appropriate location in the gut and then become neurons that could properly innervate the bowel.
Electrical stimulation for therapy and mobili... [Prog Brain Res. 2002.