My NMES unit arrived so today we went to the local rehab center to set it up and also to try Carl in the underwater treadmill. The first item of business was to make some adjustments to Carl's new cart ... what had looked ok in the house during initial alterations turned out to be very off balance, tipping Carl backwards if he lifted his head up. A quick alteration of the level of the front harness was thankfully all that was needed.
The e-stim went well - we got Carl's quads, hamstrings, gluteals and biceps contracting well. The underwater treadmill not what we had hoped for. After surgery in 2009, Carl had some motor function. The neurologists at NC State had said he no longer had motor, but I still hoped that he may do something in the tank. Carl had a great time in the water, talking and splashing around, but there was clearly no movement in his hindlimbs.
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