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 …

Rehabilitation strategies after spinal cord injury: inquiry into the mechanisms of success and failure

MP Côté, M Murray, MA Lemay - Journal of neurotrauma, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Body-weight supported locomotor training (BWST) promotes recovery of load-bearing
stepping in lower mammals, but its efficacy in individuals with a spinal cord injury (SCI) is …

Intramedullary lesion length on postoperative magnetic resonance imaging is a strong predictor of ASIA impairment scale grade conversion following decompressive …

B Aarabi, CA Sansur, DM Ibrahimi, JM Simard… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Evidence indicates that, over time, patients with spinal cord injury (SCI)
improve neurologically in various degrees. We sought to further investigate indicators of …

Activity-based therapy for recovery of walking in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury: results from a randomized clinical trial

ML Jones, N Evans, C Tefertiller, D Backus… - Archives of physical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the effects of activity-based therapy (ABT) on neurologic function,
walking ability, functional independence, metabolic health, and community participation …

Longitudinal recovery and reduced costs after 120 sessions of locomotor training for motor incomplete spinal cord injury

SA Morrison, D Lorenz, CP Eskay, GF Forrest… - Archives of physical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the impact of long-term, body weight–supported locomotor training
after chronic, incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI), and to estimate the health care costs …

A systematic review of experimental strategies aimed at improving motor function after acute and chronic spinal cord injury

J Gomes-Osman, M Cortes, J Guest… - Journal of …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
While various approaches have been proposed in clinical trials aimed at improving motor
function after spinal cord injury in humans, there is still limited information regarding the …

Are the 10 meter and 6 minute walk tests redundant in patients with spinal cord injury?

GF Forrest, K Hutchinson, DJ Lorenz, JJ Buehner… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objective To evaluate the relationship and redundancy between gait speeds measured by
the 10 Meter Walk Test (10MWT) and 6 Minute Walk Test (6MWT) after motor incomplete …

Early and intensive motor training to enhance neurological recovery in people with spinal cord injury: trial protocol

LA Harvey, JV Glinsky, J Chu, RD Herbert, H Liu, S Jan… - Spinal Cord, 2023 - nature.com
Study design Protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial (the SCI-MT trial).
Objectives To determine whether 10 weeks of intensive motor training enhances …

Elevated MMP-9 in the lumbar cord early after thoracic spinal cord injury impedes motor relearning in mice

CN Hansen, LC Fisher, RJ Deibert… - Journal of …, 2013 - Soc Neuroscience
Spinal cord injury results in distant pathology around putative locomotor networks that may
jeopardize the recovery of locomotion. We previously showed that activated microglia and …

A systematic review of the effectiveness of task-specific rehabilitation interventions for improving independent sitting and standing function in spinal cord injury

CM Tse, AE Chisholm, T Lam, JJ Eng… - The journal of spinal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Context: Impaired balance function after a spinal cord injury (SCI) hinders performance of
daily activities. Objective: To assess the evidence on the effectiveness of task-specific …