Neurorehabilitation Research

KEY FINDING: The emergence of the term “neurorestoratology,” however, signals the birth of a new discipline, which is equally important in comparison with neurology and neurosurgery

KEY FINDING: ChABC combined with task-specific rehabilitation significantly improved skilled paw reaching in rats with chronic spinal cord injury compared to rehabilitation or ChABC alone.

KEY FINDING: Spinal learning and synaptic plasticity after SCI depend on intact sensory drive and task-specific training.

KEY FINDING: The assist-as-needed (AAN) robotic controller effectively modulated assistance and challenge during therapy sessions, demonstrating its adaptability to individual patient needs.

KEY FINDING: Participants showed improved cursor control, becoming faster and moving the cursor along straighter lines with practice.

KEY FINDING: Training with horizontal resistance increased step length in spinally contused rats compared to standard BWSTT.

KEY FINDING: All patients completed the 8-week therapy without any adverse reactions and reported improvements in their endurance.

KEY FINDING: Training without perturbations enhanced motor learning in initially less skilled subjects, while error amplification benefited better-skilled subjects.

KEY FINDING: Chondroitinase ABC (ChABC) injections into the spinal cord during chronic stroke induced significant sprouting of corticospinal axons originating in the peri-infarct cortex, indicating increased structural plasticity.

KEY FINDING: Significantly higher average positive engagement responses were observed in the revised peer-led classes compared to conventional nurse-led classes.