Restoring voluntary grasping function in individuals with incomplete chronic spinal cord injury: pilot study

N Kapadia, V Zivanovic… - Topics in spinal cord …, 2013 - meridian.allenpress.com
Background: Functional electrical stimulation (FES) therapy has been shown to be one of
the most promising approaches for improving voluntary grasping function in individuals with …

Functional electrical stimulation therapy for grasping in traumatic incomplete spinal cord injury: randomized control trial

NM Kapadia, V Zivanovic, J Furlan, BC Craven… - Artificial …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this single‐site randomized control trial was to assess the short‐term and
long‐term efficacy of functional electrical stimulation (FES) therapy over conventional …

Functional electrical stimulation therapy of voluntary grasping versus only conventional rehabilitation for patients with subacute incomplete tetraplegia: a randomized …

MR Popovic, N Kapadia, V Zivanovic… - … and neural repair, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Functional electrical stimulation therapy (FET) has a potential to improve
voluntary grasping among individuals with tetraplegia secondary to traumatic spinal cord …

Influence of different rehabilitation therapy models on patient outcomes: hand function therapy in individuals with incomplete SCI

NM Kapadia, S Bagher, MR Popovic - The journal of spinal cord …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives The primary objective was to compare the benefits of single (COT1) versus
double (COT2) dose of conventional occupational therapy (COT) in improving voluntary …

Toronto Rehabilitation Institute–hand function test: assessment of gross motor function in individuals with spinal cord injury

N Kapadia, V Zivanovic, M Verrier… - Topics in spinal cord …, 2012 - meridian.allenpress.com
Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate the interrater reliability, construct
validity, and sensitivity of Toronto Rehabilitation Institute–Hand Function Test (TRI-HFT) …

Grasp analysis in the home environment as a measure of hand function after cervical spinal cord injury

M Dousty, A Bandini, P Eftekhar… - … and Neural Repair, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Following a spinal cord injury, regaining hand function is a top priority. Current
hand assessments are conducted in clinics, which may not fully represent real-world hand …

Effects of practice combined with somatosensory or motor stimulation on hand function in persons with spinal cord injury

L Hoffman, E Field-Fote - Topics in spinal cord injury …, 2013 - meridian.allenpress.com
Background: Individuals with chronic tetraplegia prioritize recovery of hand function as an
important factor in improving their quality of life. Interventions that may improve hand …

[HTML][HTML] Functional electrical therapy: retraining grasping in spinal cord injury

MR Popovic, TA Thrasher, ME Adams, V Takes… - Spinal cord, 2006 - nature.com
Objective: To determine the clinical efficacy of functional electrical therapy in the
rehabilitation of grasping function for quadriplegics. Study design: Randomized intervention …

Lower extremity functional electrical stimulation cycling promotes physical and functional recovery in chronic spinal cord injury

CL Sadowsky, ER Hammond, AB Strohl… - The journal of spinal …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To examine the effect of long-term lower extremity functional electrical stimulation
(FES) cycling on the physical integrity and functional recovery in people with chronic spinal …

[HTML][HTML] Transcutaneous functional electrical stimulation for grasping in subjects with cervical spinal cord injury

S Mangold, T Keller, A Curt, V Dietz - Spinal cord, 2005 - nature.com
Study design: Case series. Objectives: To evaluate the benefit, shortcomings and
acceptance of a new transcutaneous functional electrical stimulation (FES) technology …