Patterned control of human locomotion

F Lacquaniti, YP Ivanenko, M Zago - The Journal of physiology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
There is much experimental evidence for the existence of biomechanical constraints which
simplify the problem of control of multi‐segment movements. In addition, it has been …

Locomotor training: as a treatment of spinal cord injury and in the progression of neurologic rehabilitation

SJ Harkema, J Hillyer, M Schmidt-Read… - Archives of physical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Harkema SJ, Hillyer J, Schmidt-Read M, Ardolino E, Sisto SA, Behrman AL. Locomotor
training: as a treatment of spinal cord injury and in the progression of neurologic …

Should body weight–supported treadmill training and robotic-assistive steppers for locomotor training trot back to the starting gate?

BH Dobkin, PW Duncan - Neurorehabilitation and neural …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Body weight–supported treadmill training (BWSTT) and robotic-assisted step training
(RAST) have not, so far, led to better outcomes than a comparable dose of progressive over …

Basic concepts of activity-based interventions for improved recovery of motor function after spinal cord injury

RR Roy, SJ Harkema, VR Edgerton - Archives of physical medicine and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Roy RR, Harkema SJ, Edgerton VR. Basic concepts of activity-based interventions for
improved recovery of motor function after spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a …

Neuronal plasticity after a human spinal cord injury: positive and negative effects

V Dietz - Experimental neurology, 2012 - Elsevier
In patients suffering an incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) an improvement in walking
function can be achieved by providing a functional training with an appropriate afferent …

[HTML][HTML] Spinal cord injury and physical activity: preservation of the body

MP Galea - Spinal cord, 2012 - nature.com
Setting: Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes devastating loss of function and can result in serious
secondary complications. Although significant advances are being made to develop cellular …

How does the treadmill affect gait in Parkinson's disease?

O Bello, M Fernandez-Del-Olmo - Current aging science, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is clinically characterized by symptoms of akinesia, rigidity, and
resting tremor, which are related to a dopaminergic deficiency of the nigrostriatal pathway …

Evidence-based therapy for recovery of function after spinal cord injury

S Harkema, A Behrman, H Barbeau - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2012 - Elsevier
Physical rehabilitation for individuals coping with neurologicaql deficits is evolving in
response to a paradigm shift in thinking about the injured nervous system and using …

Effects of gait rehabilitation with a footpad-type locomotion interface in patients with chronic post-stroke hemiparesis: a pilot study

N Tanaka, H Saitou, T Takao, N Iizuka… - Clinical …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: We developed a footpad-type locomotion interface called the GaitMaster. The
purpose of this pilot study was to examine the effects of gait rehabilitation using the …

Unexpected recovery after robotic locomotor training at physiologic stepping speed: a single-case design

MR Spiess, JP Jaramillo, AL Behrman… - Archives of physical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Spiess MR, Jaramillo JP, Behrman AL, Teraoka JK, Patten C. Unexpected recovery after
robotic locomotor training at physiologic stepping speed: a single-case design …