INSPIRE Lab

Dr. Tess Meier, robotics engineer and postdoctoral fellow, brought our robot to a home environment yesterday to test how it can perform activities of daily living to assist people with SCI-induced tetraplegia!

We had a great time with visitors from SAHZU last week! Thank you Dr. Xiong and Dr. Tang for sharing your exciting research on spinal stimulation. We love to hear about what's happening globally in the world of SCI research.

Join us tomorrow for our SCI Discovery Lecture Series! Zoom link: partners.zoom.us/j/85480980604?…

We're lucky to have such a great team! Happy St. Paddy's Day 🍀

Participating in research studies moves science forward. We collect data on walking speed, balance, and endurance to measure participant progress in our BO2ST-I and II studies. #SCIresearch

We use the Vicon motion capture system to analyze gait mechanics as part of our walking studies. #SCIresearch

Join us this Thursday at 12 EST for our SCI Discovery Lecture Series! Teams Link: buff.ly/Xe8AXZh

Our BO2ST-II study involves a low oxygen breathing treatment, followed by transcutaneous spinal stimulation with high intensity gait training (pictured here) over the course of 6 weeks. It always helps to have a (furry) work-out buddy! #SCIresearch #transcutaneousspinalstim

Have you heard of transcutaneous spinal stimulation? Join our therapists on January 31 at 11am EST to see what all the buzz is about! #SCI #transcutaneousspinalstim

Join us Thursday for our SCI Lecture series!

This year, our BO2ST-I and II study participants took a total of 452,152 steps! We can't wait to see what 2026 brings -- Happy New Year! #SCIresearch

We wish you a joyful holiday season and an inspiring new year! With love, the INSPIRE Lab

Recruiting participants to taste test cookies for our annual cookie competition! Stop by the INSPIRE Lab around lunch time on Friday December 19th for goodies and good company.

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Behind the scenes of another BO2ST assessment day. In addition to assessing strength and walking speed, we also use a motion capture system (pictured here) to assess body mechanics. #SCIresearch #viconmocap

Take a peek into one of our BO2ST study sessions. Participants complete a breathing treatment before engaging in intensive physical therapy while wearing a spinal stimulator. This intensive study involves 4 sessions of PT each week for 4 weeks. #SCIresearch

Tess and Lynn had a great time at #SfN2025 in San Diego where they presented a poster on sleep in SCI! With over 20,000 attendees there were hundreds of impactful research presentations from pre-clinical animal model work to human-centric studies!

Working on fine motor tasks in the Clinic for Enhanced Independence. We are using the ARC-ex to provide transcutaneous spinal stimulation while participants engage in therapy. #spinalstimulation #SCIrecovery #arcex

More highlights from the Clinic for Enhanced Independence! We are currently accepting referrals for individuals interested in OT/PT while receiving transcutaneous spinal stimulation using the ARC-ex. #arcex #spinalstimulation #scirecovery

Smiles all around at the Clinic for Enhanced Independence! #arcex #spinalstimulation #scirecovery