The effect of paired corticospinal–motoneuronal stimulation on maximal voluntary elbow flexion in cervical spinal cord injury: an experimental study

SC Dongés, CL Boswell-Ruys, JE Butler, JL Taylor - Spinal Cord, 2019 - nature.com
Study design Randomised, controlled, crossover study. Objectives Paired corticospinal–
motoneuronal stimulation (PCMS) involves repeatedly pairing stimuli to corticospinal …

Increased paired stimuli enhance corticospinal-motoneuronal plasticity in humans with spinal cord injury

FM Grover, B Chen, MA Perez - Journal of neurophysiology, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Paired corticospinal-motoneuronal stimulation (PCMS) has been used to enhance
corticospinal excitability and functional outcomes in humans with spinal cord injury (SCI) …

Potentiating paired corticospinal-motoneuronal plasticity after spinal cord injury

KL Bunday, MA Urbin, MA Perez - Brain stimulation, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Paired corticospinal-motoneuronal stimulation (PCMS) increases corticospinal
transmission in humans with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) …

Impaired corticomuscular coherence during isometric elbow flexion contractions in humans with cervical spinal cord injury

S Cremoux, J Tallet, F Dal Maso… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
After spinal cord injury (SCI), the reorganization of the neuromuscular system leads to
increased antagonist muscles' co‐activation—that is, increased antagonist vs. agonist …

Paired corticospinal-motoneuronal stimulation increases maximal voluntary activation of human adductor pollicis

JM D'Amico, SC Dongés… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Paired corticospinal-motoneuronal stimulation (PCMS), which delivers repeated pairs of
transcranial magnetic stimuli (TMS) and maximal motor nerve stimuli, can alter corticospinal …

Paired corticospinal-motoneuronal stimulation and exercise after spinal cord injury

HJ Jo, MSA Richardson, M Oudega… - The journal of spinal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Context Rehabilitation after spinal cord injury (SCI) relies on the use of exercise training,
which has limited functional gains. There is a need to develop more efficient approaches to …

Increased antagonist muscle activity in cervical SCI patients suggests altered reciprocal inhibition during elbow contractions

S Cremoux, D Amarantini, J Tallet, F Dal Maso… - Clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective After spinal cord injury (SCI), the antagonist muscles activation is increased during
voluntary contractions and reflex conditioning protocols. This increase can be the result of …

Combined motor cortex and spinal cord neuromodulation promotes corticospinal system functional and structural plasticity and motor function after injury

W Song, A Amer, D Ryan, JH Martin - Experimental neurology, 2016 - Elsevier
An important strategy for promoting voluntary movements after motor system injury is to
harness activity-dependent corticospinal tract (CST) plasticity. We combine forelimb motor …

More conditioning stimuli enhance synaptic plasticity in the human spinal cord

SC Fitzpatrick, BL Luu, JE Butler, JL Taylor - Clinical Neurophysiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To examine whether more paired corticospinal–motoneuronal stimulation (PCMS)
is more effective at inducing spinal level plasticity. Methods To produce facilitation …

Spike-timing-dependent plasticity in lower-limb motoneurons after human spinal cord injury

MA Urbin, RA Ozdemir, T Tazoe… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Recovery of lower-limb function after spinal cord injury (SCI) likely depends on transmission
in the corticospinal pathway. Here, we examined whether paired corticospinal-motoneuronal …