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Evolutions in Mechanical Engineering

A Review on Electromechanical Methods and Devices for Neural Rehabilitation

  • Open or Close Nazita Taghavi1, Greg R Luecke1 and Nicholas D Jeffery2*

    1 Department of Mechanical Engineering and Virtual Reality Applications Center, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, USA

    2 Department of Veterinary Medicine & Biological Science, Texas A&M University, USA

    *Corresponding author: Lei Wang, Changsha University of Science and Technology, No. 960 Wanjiali Road, 410114, Changsha, Hunan, China

Submission: June 14, 2018;Published: August 17, 2018

DOI: 10.31031/EME.2018.01.000508

ISSN 2640-9690
Volume1 Issue2

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To help patients suffering disabilities caused by damage to neural system, engineers have developed new methods and devices. A recently emerging technique is called Functional Electrical Stimulation which is the application of electrical charge for stimulating damaged organ nerves and recover some muscular functions. In this paper, we aim to review the most recent developments in neural prostheses and their structures which have been designed and built to apply this technique to patients’ nervous system.

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