Neurorehabilitation Research

KEY FINDING: VR interventions can provide enjoyment, relaxation, and a source of positive distraction for individuals with SCI.

KEY FINDING: The tSCS group showed greater effects than the sham-tSCS group for LEMS (3.4 points; p = 0.033), 10MWT (37.5 s; p = 0.030), TUG (47.7 s; p = 0.009), and WISCI-II (3.4 points; p = 0.023) at the 1-month follow-up compared to baseline.

KEY FINDING: HAL gait training inhibited abnormal antagonistic muscle activation in the patient's lower extremities, particularly after the first training section.

KEY FINDING: VR neurorehabilitation is feasible and safe in acute neurosurgical settings.

KEY FINDING: BCI-based training significantly improves upper-limb motor function, as measured by the Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity (FMA-UE).

KEY FINDING: Most patients showed significant electromyographic improvements in activation frequency during or after VR training.

KEY FINDING: Non-invasive central nervous system stimulation had significant effects on Lower Extremity Motor Scale (LEMS) score and gait speed when all studies were pooled together.

KEY FINDING: The FES-cycling program led to a significant increase in muscle mass of 34% after 6 months of training, which was correlated to improved cycling performance.

KEY FINDING: Patients felt a sense of safety throughout the study due to close monitoring and follow-up sessions, which reassured them about being physically active.

KEY FINDING: TPH2 KO rats exhibited a significantly higher degree of sensorimotor deficit in the tapered beam walking test (TBW) and ladder walking test (LW) compared to WT rats in the 3rd and 4th weeks after SCI.