Repetitive Acute Intermittent Hypoxia for Spinal Cord Repair
Our goal is to enhance repeated exposure to acute intermittent hypoxia (rAIH)/training-induced aftereffects on upper and lower limb function recovery in humans with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI).
• Males and females between 18-85 years
• Chronic SCI (≥ 6 months post injury)
• SCI at or above L2
• ASIA A, B, C, or D, complete or incomplete
• Possess the following: The ability to produce a visible precision grip force with one hand, and/or the ability to perform some small wrist flexion and extension. The ability to perform a small visible contraction with dorsiflexion and hip flexor muscles.
• Males and females between 18-85 years
• Right-handed (Only right-handed individuals will be accepted into this group because of the potential differences in the organization of the brain in right handed and left handed individuals)