Browse the latest research summaries in the field of neurorehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Hum Brain Mapp, 2009 • March 1, 2009
This study investigates the feasibility and reliability of using functional electrical stimulation (FES) in an MRI environment to observe brain activity. The experiment involved alternating stimulatio...
KEY FINDING: FES stimulation reliably activates the sensorimotor network, including the contralateral primary motor cortex, somatosensory cortex, and premotor cortex.
J Neuroanaesth Crit Care, 2019 • July 1, 2019
Comprehensive, interdisciplinary care is essential in the ICU to manage the potentially catastrophic multisystem complications of SCI. Early rehabilitation is crucial for patients who survive the init...
KEY FINDING: Maintaining a MAP of 85 to 90 mm Hg for the first 5 to 7 days after injury may improve clinical outcome.
Cell Medicine, 2010 • January 1, 2010
Cell-based restorative treatment has become a new trend, and increasing data worldwide have strongly proven that it has a pivotal therapeutic value in CNS disease. Functional neurorestoration has been...
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
Neurorehabil Neural Repair, 2016 • June 1, 2016
The study examined the interactive effects of active exercise, passive exercise, and serotonergic pharmacotherapy on cortical reorganization in rats with spinal cord injuries. The researchers found th...
KEY FINDING: Passive exercise (bike) and serotonergic pharmacotherapy (quipazine) are ‘competing’ therapies, as quipazine limits the cortical reorganization induced by bike.
J Spinal Cord Med, 2010 • October 1, 2010
The study examined the effects of body position and walking speed on soleus H-reflex modulation in individuals with motor incomplete SCI. Results showed that individuals with SCI had impaired position...
KEY FINDING: H-reflexes were significantly greater after SCI in all positions compared with noninjured people.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2007 • November 29, 2007
The study characterized impairments in voluntary arm movement associated with spasticity in stroke and SCI subjects. Impairments in arm voluntary movement were similar in the two spastic groups, altho...
KEY FINDING: Most kinematic and kinetic parameters changed significantly in paretic as compared to normal arms in stroke subjects.
Neuroscientist, 2015 • April 1, 2015
People with incomplete SCI often have motor disabilities due to spasticity and poor muscle control, which can be caused by abnormal spinal reflex activity. Operant conditioning of spinal reflexes can ...
KEY FINDING: Up-conditioning of the soleus H-reflex in rats with SCI strengthened stance and eliminated gait asymmetry.
Neurotherapeutics, 2018 • July 9, 2018
Spinal reflexes, particularly the H-reflex, serve as valuable biomarkers for evaluating neurological disabilities and guiding therapeutic interventions. H-reflex operant conditioning protocols can ind...
KEY FINDING: Operant conditioning of spinal reflexes can lead to improvements in locomotion in both animals and humans with incomplete spinal cord injury.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • January 1, 2017
This review examines passive cycling (PC) as a neurorehabilitation program for patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), particularly those unable to perform active movements. Experimental studies in an...
KEY FINDING: In animal models, passive cycling modulated spinal reflexes and reduced spasticity.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2015 • September 3, 2015
This review focuses on spinal plasticity induced by robotic-mediated therapy in humans, particularly in the lower limbs of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) or stroke. It highlights the potential...
KEY FINDING: BWS robotic-assisted step training can lead to changes in spinal reflex pathways in patients with SCI or stroke, including re-emergence of physiological phase modulation.