Workshop: paper #286
Tracks
Room G1
Thursday, October 9, 2025 |
13:45 - 15:00 |
Room G1 |
Overview
Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation to improve function after spinal cord injury: current evidence and future directions
Presenter (if the session has co-presenters, they will be listed in the APP)
Dr Euan Mccaughey
Director Of Research
Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit, Glasgow
Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation to improve function after spinal cord injury: current evidence and future directions
Biography
Euan McCaughey (MEng, PhD, CEng) completed his PhD at the University of Glasgow in 2014, focusing on the use of Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation (Abdominal FES) to improve respiratory function after spinal cord injury. He subsequently worked at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, and Macquarie University, Sydney, before joining Neuroscience Research Australia in 2017. Euan developed his own lab in Sydney before returning to Glasgow where he now serves as the A/Director of Research for the Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit.
Euan’s interest lie in undertaking clinical trials to prove the effectiveness of protocols or technologies designed to improve outcomes for those living with an illness or disability. He has a particular interest in the use of Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation (Abdominal FES) to improve respiratory and bowel function, especially for people living with a spinal cord injury or with a critical illness. He also studies the epidemiology of spinal cord injury. His expertise in the area of spinal cord injury has seen him appointed to the Editorial Board of Spinal Cord, the leading dedicated spinal cord injuries journal.
