3. Charlotte Caskey: on spinal stimulation in children with cerebral palsy, fancy neuroscience, and balance between clinical research and real world

Charlotte Caskey (LinkedIn) is a fifth year PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington at the Steele Lab. Her work focuses on studying how non-invasive spinal stimulation affects walking and neuromechanics in children with cerebral palsy. In this episode, we discussed her road to where she is now, the opportunities the non-invasive spinal stimulation brought to the field of lower-limb rehabilitation, what the hopes for it are in the research and rehab communities, and how to strive for the balance between research in clinical settings and outside world. More on the spinal stimulation work can be found below. List of resources: Research at the Restorative Technologies Laboratory at the University of Washington - http://depts.washington.edu/moritlab/?page_id=95 New treatment allows some people with spinal cord injury to regain hand and arm function (UW News) - https://www.ece.uw.edu/spotlight/spinal-stimulation/ This episode is powered by: ⁠CREATE ⁠(the Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences) at the University of Washington ⁠RESNA ⁠(the Rehabilitation Engineering and assistive technology Society of North America) ⁠NIDILRR ⁠ARRT Training grant 90ARCP0005-01-00 The transcript for this episode can be found here.