Lead Sponsor

Virginia Commonwealth University

Collaborators

Medical University of South Carolina
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Age

18 - 65 years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

•Injury to the lower cervical spinal cord at least one year prior to the date of participation
•Motor function classified according to the American Spinal Injury Association International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury at levels ranging from C5-C8
•At least one year post-operative from tendon or nerve transfer surgery of the upper limb

•Presence of concurrent severe medical illness, including unhealed decubiti, use of baclofen pumps, existing infection, cardiovascular disease, significant osteoporosis, or a history of pulmonary complications.
•Metal implant near head or neck
•Risk of seizure of history of seizures