A review on locomotor training after spinal cord injury: reorganization of spinal neuronal circuits and recovery of motor function

AC Smith, M Knikou - Neural plasticity, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Locomotor training is a classic rehabilitation approach utilized with the aim of improving
sensorimotor function and walking ability in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Recent …

The effects and potential mechanisms of locomotor training on improvements of functional recovery after spinal cord injury

P Yu, W Zhang, Y Liu, C Sheng, KF So, L Zhou… - International review of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Body-weight-supported locomotor training is an activity-based therapy used frequently to
train individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) for restoring walking ability. Locomotor training …

Locomotor activity in spinal cord-injured persons

V Dietz, SJ Harkema - Journal of applied physiology, 2004 - journals.physiology.org
After a spinal cord injury (SCI) of the cat or rat, neuronal centers below the level of lesion
exhibit plasticity that can be exploited by specific training paradigms. In individuals with …

Rehabilitation of locomotion after spinal cord injury

HJA van Hedel, V Dietz - Restorative Neurology and …, 2010 - content.iospress.com
Advances in our understanding of the control of locomotion enable us to optimize the
rehabilitation of patients with a spinal cord injury (SCI). Based on various animal models, it is …

Movement rehabilitation after spinal cord injuries: emerging concepts and future directions

BC Marsh, SL Astill, A Utley, RM Ichiyama - Brain research bulletin, 2011 - Elsevier
Considerable inroads are being made into developing new treatments for spinal cord injury
(SCI) which aim to facilitate functional recovery, including locomotion. Research on …

The physiological basis of neurorehabilitation-locomotor training after spinal cord injury

M Hubli, V Dietz - Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2013 - Springer
Advances in our understanding of the physiological basis of locomotion enable us to
optimize the neurorehabilitation of patients with lesions to the central nervous system, such …

[图书][B] Locomotor training: principles and practice

S Harkema, A Behrman, H Barbeau - 2010 - books.google.com
Physical rehabilitation for walking recovery after spinal cord injury is undergoing a paradigm
shift. Therapy historically has focused on compensation for sensorimotor deficits after SCI …

Changes in spinal reflex and locomotor activity after a complete spinal cord injury: a common mechanism?

V Dietz, S Grillner, A Trepp, M Hubli, M Bolliger - Brain, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Locomotor activity and spinal reflexes (SRs) show common features in different mammals,
including humans. Here we report the time-course of the development of locomotor activity …

Is the recovery of stepping following spinal cord injury mediated by modifying existing neural pathways or by generating new pathways? A perspective

RD De Leon, RR Roy, VR Edgerton - Physical therapy, 2001 - academic.oup.com
The recovery of stepping ability following a spinal cord injury may be achieved by restoring
anatomical connectivity within the spinal cord. However, studies of locomotor recovery in …

Plasticity of corticospinal neural control after locomotor training in human spinal cord injury

M Knikou - Neural plasticity, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Spinal lesions substantially impair ambulation, occur generally in young and otherwise
healthy individuals, and result in devastating effects on quality of life. Restoration of …