Functional Electrical Stimulation & Technology Task Force
MISSION
• Promote high quality FES research and evidence based clinical applications of FES for people with SCI.
• Our target audience includes health professionals and consumers
CO-CHAIRS
Ashraf S. Gorgey, MPT, PhD, FACSM, FACRM
CO-CHAIR
Chief of Spinal Cord Injury Research, Hunter Holmes McGuire Medical Center
Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
Kristin Musselman, PT, PhD
CO-CHAIR
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
2025 GOALS
- Grow task force membership
- Develop webinars on new topics of interest
- Publish special I/E communication paper
- Develop programming for ACRM 2025 Annual Conference
2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Presented two educational pre-meeting workshops at 2024 ACRM Annual Conference
- Organized the 2024 SCI Hot Topics Symposia
2024 GOALS
- Grow task force membership
- Develop webinars on new topics of interest
- Publish special I/E communication paper
- Develop programing for the ACRM 2022 Annual Conference
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2023 Accomplishments
- Rehab Outlook articles
- Educational pages for APMR
- Develop educational pre-meeting workshops
- Stimulation parameters
- Frequency/Dosing of applications of FES
- Applications targeting different systems
- Incorporate current applications of Exoskeletons and Brain computer Interface
PUBLICATIONS:
- Dolbow DR, Gorgey AS, Sutor TW, Musselman K,
Bochkezanian V, Davis GM. Electrical Stimulation
Exercise Recommendations for Individuals With Spinal
Cord Injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2023 May;104(5):847-851.
- Dolbow DR, Gorgey AS, Johnston TE, Bersch I.
Electrical Stimulation Exercise for People with Spinal
Cord Injury: A Healthcare Provider Perspective. J Clin
Med. 2023 Apr 27;12(9):3150.
