Non-pharmacological cognitive enhancement

M Dresler, A Sandberg, K Ohla, C Bublitz, C Trenado… - …, 2013 - Elsevier
The term “cognitive enhancement” usually characterizes interventions in humans that aim to
improve mental functioning beyond what is necessary to sustain or restore good health …

Placebo mechanisms of manual therapy: a sheep in wolf's clothing?

JE Bialosky, MD Bishop, CW Penza - journal of orthopaedic & sports …, 2017 - jospt.org
When a physical therapist provides a manual therapy (MT) intervention for a patient
presenting with pain and the patient experiences a positive clinical outcome, we cannot …

Is neuroplasticity in the central nervous system the missing link to our understanding of chronic musculoskeletal disorders?

R Pelletier, J Higgins, D Bourbonnais - BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2015 - Springer
Background Musculoskeletal rehabilitative care and research have traditionally been guided
by a structural pathology paradigm and directed their resources towards the structural …

Targeting chronic recurrent low back pain from the top-down and the bottom-up: a combined transcranial direct current stimulation and peripheral electrical stimulation …

SM Schabrun, E Jones, ELE Cancino, PW Hodges - Brain stimulation, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Mechanisms such as neural sensitization and maladaptive cortical organization
provide novel targets for therapy in chronic recurrent low back pain (CLBP). Objective We …

Effects of the addition of transcranial direct current stimulation to virtual reality therapy after stroke: a pilot randomized controlled trial

RT Viana, GEC Laurentino, RJP Souza… - …, 2014 - content.iospress.com
Background: Upper limb (UL) impairment is the most common disabling deficit following a
stroke. Previous studies have suggested that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) …

Transcranial direct current stimulation associated with gait training in Parkinson's disease: a pilot randomized clinical trial

A Costa-Ribeiro, A Maux, T Bosford, Y Aoki… - Developmental …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of transcranial direct current
stimulation (tDCS) combined with cueing gait training (CGT) on functional mobility in …

Addition of transcranial direct current stimulation to quadriceps strengthening exercise in knee osteoarthritis: A pilot randomised controlled trial

WJ Chang, KL Bennell, PW Hodges, RS Hinman… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
A randomised, assessor-and participant-blind, sham-controlled trial was conducted to
assess the safety and feasibility of adding transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to …

Organisation of the motor cortex differs between people with and without knee osteoarthritis

CJ Shanahan, PW Hodges, TV Wrigley… - Arthritis research & …, 2015 - Springer
Introduction The aim of this study was to investigate possible differences in the organisation
of the motor cortex in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and whether there is an …

Timing-dependent effects of transcranial direct current stimulation with mirror therapy on daily function and motor control in chronic stroke: a randomized controlled …

W Liao, W Chiang, K Lin, C Wu, C Liu, Y Hsieh… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background The timing of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with
neurorehabilitation interventions may affect its modulatory effects. Motor function has been …

Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with peripheral stimulation in chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RMD Nascimento, RL Cavalcanti… - Expert Review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction The combination of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
with peripheral stimulation may optimize their effects and bring positive results in treatment …