E-stim for Paralyzed Limb

Engineer: Computer learning, electrical stimulation offer hope for paralyzed 03/18/09. Trainers have used it for decades to help athletes build muscle. Late-night TV commercials hawk it as an effortless flab buster. But a University of Florida engineering researcher says electrical stimulation -- a simple, decades-old technique to prompt muscles to contract -- can be combined with sophisticated computer learning technology to help people regain more precise, more life-like control of paralyzed limbs. University of Florida via Eurekalert!