Browse the latest research summaries in the field of neurorehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2016 • February 19, 2016
The Italian Consensus Conference on Pain in Neurorehabilitation aimed to identify best practices for treating pain in neurological rehabilitation, recognizing the importance of psychological treatment...
KEY FINDING: Cognitive—Behavioral Therapy, cognitive or behavioral techniques, Mindfulness, hypnosis, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Brief Interpersonal Therapy, virtual reality interventions, various forms of biofeedback and mirror therapy were found to be effective for pain reduction.
PLoS ONE, 2016 • April 26, 2016
This study explores the use of EEG to decode the attentional demands of gait in healthy individuals and patients with spinal cord injuries. The research identifies gamma band features as being signifi...
KEY FINDING: Gamma band frequencies in EEG signals are related to selective attention mechanisms during gait.
F1000Research, 2016 • May 27, 2016
This review discusses current approaches to improve sensorimotor function after spinal cord injury (SCI), focusing on exploiting neuroplasticity and preclinical strategies to compensate for the loss o...
KEY FINDING: Early decompression of the injured spinal cord improves outcomes after traumatic SCI.
Neural Plasticity, 2016 • April 27, 2016
The study investigated the efficacy of 30 minutes of step training and forelimb-only exercise on recovery following spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats. Results indicated that 30 minutes of step training...
KEY FINDING: As little as 30 minutes of step training six days per week enhances overground locomotion in male rats with contusive spinal cord injury but does not alter allodynia or bladder function.
Neural Regeneration Research, 2016 • July 1, 2016
The letter discusses a case report where a neural bypass system was used to restore hand functions in a person with tetraplegia. Micro-recording electrode arrays were implanted in the motor cortex to ...
KEY FINDING: The participant was able to perform six hand movements and daily functional tasks using neuromuscular electrical stimulation after the spinal cord injury was bypassed.
Neural Plasticity, 2016 • November 3, 2016
Exercise training is an effective therapy for spinal cord injury, traditionally thought to improve function through enhancement of remaining nerve and muscle capabilities. Recent evidence suggests tha...
KEY FINDING: Exercise after SCI can improve functional prognosis and induce cerebral cortex recombination in the somatic region, as shown in both animal experiments and clinical studies.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2016 • January 7, 2016
This case report details the recovery of a patient with chronic, complete SCI following olfactory mucosal autograft (OMA) transplantation combined with intensive rehabilitation. The patient showed imp...
KEY FINDING: The patient exhibited voluntary electromyograph (EMG) activity and MEPs at 96 and 144 weeks after transplantation.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2017 • March 2, 2017
This review examines interactive wearable systems for upper body rehabilitation, focusing on sensing technology, feedback modalities, and system measurements. The study identifies accelerometers and I...
KEY FINDING: Accelerometers and IMUs are the most frequently used sensors in wearable systems for upper body rehabilitation.
J Physiol Paris, 2016 • November 1, 2016
This study introduces a retrospectively supervised (RS) method for self-calibrating the click decoder in a point-and-click brain-computer interface (BCI). This approach eliminates the need for explici...
KEY FINDING: The study demonstrated a “retrospectively supervised” (RS) method for calibrating the click decoder of a brain-computer interface (BCI) using data acquired during practical BCI use.
Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc, 2016 • August 1, 2016
The study presents a small, portable, and inexpensive BCI system for motor rehabilitation using a custom EEG amplifier array and commercial components. The system's performance was evaluated on able-b...
KEY FINDING: The custom-designed EEG amplifier array produced EEG signals similar in quality to a commercial amplifier, with a maximum correlation coefficient of ρ=0.85.