The Cleveland FES Center
Neuromodulation
Functional electrical stimulation (FES), or neuromodulation, is the use of small, artificially generated low-level electrical pulses that are safely and selectively applied to the central or peripheral nervous system to replace the actions of neurons that have been damaged by injury or disease.
When applied appropriately, FES can “speak the language of the nervous system” and evoke desired actions by both activation and inactivation of various elements of the nervous system (e.g., peripheral nerves, spinal cord, brain).


The FES Center is the most comprehensive and cohesive program in the world performing FES investigation that spans from basic to applied, and our investigators work on many different applications.
NEWS & UpDATES
MetroHealth’s Old Brooklyn Campus set to Expand Nationally Recognized Rehabilitation Center
October 1, 2020
Cleveland – The MetroHealth System will invest $9 million in its Old Brooklyn Campus, expanding a research program that draws patients from around the world who have suffered spinal injuries and strokes, while strengthening and improving a nationally recognized rehabilitation program.