Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition often affecting young and healthy
individuals around the world. This debilitating condition not only creates enormous physical …

Advances in our understanding of movement control allow us to define more precisely the
requirements for the rehabilitation of patients with movement disorders. Most purposeful …

van Hedel HJ, Wirz M, Dietz V. Assessing walking ability in subjects with spinal cord injury:
validity and reliability of 3 walking tests. OBJECTIVE: To assess the validity and reliability of …

Wirz M, Zemon DH, Rupp R, Scheel A, Colombo G, Dietz V, Hornby TG. Effectiveness of
automated locomotor training in patients with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury: a …

A walking scale for use in multi-center trials was recently published and documented face
validity, concurrent validity, and inter-rater reliability. 1 A subsequent retrospective analysis …

OBJECTIVE: To provide a comprehensive review of the treatment trials in the field of spinal
cord injury, emphasizing what has been learned about the effectiveness of the agents and …

Abstract Background and Purpose. Performance of therapist-assisted, body-weight–
supported treadmill training (BWSTT) to enhance walking ability of people with neurological …

Abstract Background and Purpose. Robotic devices that provide passive guidance and
stabilization of the legs and trunk during treadmill stepping may increase the delivery of …

Study design: Systematic review. Objectives: To systematically review the psychometric
properties of outcome measures used to assess ambulation in people with spinal cord injury …

Background/objective. Basic science advances in spinal cord injury (SCI) are leading to
novel clinical approaches. The authors report a prospective, uncontrolled pilot study of the …