Peckham, P. Hunter, Ph.D.

Research Statement

Electrical activation of the paralyzed neuromuscular system (functional electrical stimulation-FES) provides a means for restoration of control of the paralyzed extremities. My research involves the development of neuroprostheses that use FES to restore hand/arm control to individuals of cervical level spinal cord injury (quadriplegia). Research activities focus on:

• FES systems for control of the extremity including acquisition of myoelectric control information, activation and coordination of multiple muscles to produce synthesized movement, and sensory feedback.
• Implantable FES systems including sensors, telemetry, stimulators and electrodes.
• Evaluation of neuroprostheses supplying upper extremity function in human subjects.

Professional Affiliations

• Associate Director of Technology Transfer, Cleveland FES Center
• Distinguished University Professor; Donnell Institute Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Professor of Orthopaedics; Executive Director, Institute for Functional Restoration, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
• Senior Research Career Scientist, and Biomedical Engineer, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
• Member Bio-scientific Staff,  MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

Publications (Select)

• Moss CW, Kilgore KL, Peckham PH. Training to improve volitional muscle activity in clinically paralyzed muscles for neuroprosthesis control. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011;2011:5794-7. PubMed PMID: 22255657.
  
• Moss CW, Kilgore KL, Peckham PH. A novel command signal for motor neuroprosthetic control. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2011 Nov-Dec;25(9):847-54. Epub 2011 Jun 21. PubMed PMID: 21693772.
• Hart RL, Bhadra N, Montague FW, Kilgore KL, Peckham PH. Design and testing of an advanced implantable neuroprosthesis with myoelectric control. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2011 Feb;19(1):45-53. Epub 2010 Sep 27. PubMed PMID: 20876029.
  Kilgore KL, Peckham P, Keith MW. Twenty year experience with implanted neuroprostheses. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009;2009:7212-5. PubMed PMID:  19965280.
  
• Wheeler CA, Peckham PH. Wireless wearable controller for upper-limb neuroprosthesis. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2009;46(2):243-56. PubMed PMID: 19533538.
  
• Pancrazio JJ, Peckham PH. Neuroprosthetic devices: how far are we from recovering movement in paralyzed patients? Expert Rev Neurother. 2009 Apr;9(4):427-30. PubMed PMID: 19344294; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2685465.

Research Programs

• Implantable FES for Control of the Extremities in Spinal Cord Injury, Department of Veterans Affairs
• Multichannel Implantable System for Neural Control, National Institutes of Health
• Development of Networked Implantable Neuroprosthesis, National Institutes of Health
• Biomedical Research and Technology Transfer Partnership Award, Neurostimulation and Neuromodulation Partnership, State of Ohio
• Restoration of Hand-Arm Function with Neuroprostheses
• Cleveland Center of Excellence in Functional Electrical Stimulation
• Implanted Myoelectric Control for Restoration of Hand Function in SCI

Co-Investigator

• Restoration of Hand and Arm Function by Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation, National Institutes of Health

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