Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation and motor rehabilitation in spinal cord injury: a systematic review

A Megía García, D Serrano-Muñoz… - … and neural repair, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Epidural spinal electrical stimulation at the lumbar spinal level evokes rhythmic
muscle activation of lower-limb antagonists, attributed to the central pattern generator …

[HTML][HTML] Spinal control of locomotion: individual neurons, their circuits and functions

MP Côté, LM Murray, M Knikou - Frontiers in physiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Systematic research on the physiological and anatomical characteristics of spinal cord
interneurons along with their functional output has evolved for more than one century …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of exercise and activity-based physical therapy on bone after spinal cord injury

TW Sutor, J Kura, AJ Mattingly, DM Otzel… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) produces paralysis and a unique form of neurogenic disuse
osteoporosis that dramatically increases fracture risk at the distal femur and proximal tibia …

[HTML][HTML] Combined transcutaneous spinal stimulation and locomotor training to improve walking function and reduce spasticity in subacute spinal cord injury: a …

S Estes, A Zarkou, JM Hope, C Suri… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Locomotor training (LT) is intended to improve walking function and can also reduce
spasticity in motor-incomplete spinal cord injury (MISCI). Transcutaneous spinal stimulation …

[HTML][HTML] Retraining walking over ground in a powered exoskeleton after spinal cord injury: a prospective cohort study to examine functional gains and neuroplasticity

AS Khan, DC Livingstone, CL Hurd… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Powered exoskeletons provide a way to stand and walk for people with severe
spinal cord injury. Here, we used the ReWalk exoskeleton to determine the training dosage …

Proprioceptive feedback amplification restores effective locomotion in a neuromechanical model of lampreys with spinal injuries

C Hamlet, L Fauci, JR Morgan… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Spinal injuries in many vertebrates can result in partial or complete loss of locomotor ability.
While mammals often experience permanent loss, some nonmammals, such as lampreys …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of body weight unloading on human gait characteristics: a systematic review

S Apte, M Plooij, H Vallery - Journal of neuroengineering and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Body weight support (BWS) systems have shown promise as rehabilitation tools
for neurologically impaired individuals. This paper reviews the experiment-based research …

Effectiveness of robotic-assisted gait training on cardiopulmonary fitness and exercise capacity for incomplete spinal cord injury: A systematic review and meta …

R Li, M Ding, J Wang, H Pan, X Sun… - Clinical …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To determine the effects of robotic-assisted gait training on cardiopulmonary
fitness and exercise capacity for people with incomplete spinal cord injury. Methods …

Developing peri-operative rehabilitation in degenerative cervical myelopathy [AO Spine RECODE-DCM Research Priority Number 6]: an unexplored opportunity?

TF Boerger, AS Hyngstrom, JC Furlan… - Global spine …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Narrative review. Objective Degenerative cervical myelopathy is one of the
most frequent impairments of the spinal cord encountered internationally in adults. Currently …

Blocking of BDNF-TrkB signaling inhibits the promotion effect of neurological function recovery after treadmill training in rats with spinal cord injury

X Li, Q Wu, C Xie, C Wang, Q Wang, C Dong, L Fang… - Spinal Cord, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Study design Experimental study. Objectives To investigate the role of BDNF-TrkB
signaling that promotes the recovery of neurological function in rats with incomplete spinal …