Browse the latest research summaries in the field of neurorehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Biomedicines, 2025 • March 5, 2025
This review explores the integration of neuromodulation technologies like brain-spine interface (BSI), epidural electrical stimulation (EES), and deep brain stimulation (DBS) to restore function in SC...
KEY FINDING: DBS has been effective in treating SCI, with the nucleus raphe magnus (NRM) and periaqueductal gray (PAG) identified as stimulation sites.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2022 • July 1, 2022
This review examines the effects of exercise intensity during locomotor training in patients with stroke and iSCI, emphasizing the importance of cardiovascular exertion. High-intensity training shows ...
KEY FINDING: Exercise training intensity is likely a major factor influencing locomotor function after neurologic injury, supported by multiple studies and meta-analyses.
Spinal Cord, 2021 • May 26, 2021
This study compared Borg's RPE scale and CR10 in able-bodied individuals and those with spinal cord injuries during different exercise types. It found a strong relationship between the two scales, sug...
KEY FINDING: The study found a strong association between Borg’s RPE scale and CR10, suggesting they can be used interchangeably.
PLOS ONE, 2021 • June 4, 2021
This study aimed to investigate the effects of intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) on locomotor function, motor plasticity, and axonal regeneration in an animal model of incomplete spinal cord...
KEY FINDING: iTBS-induced potentiation was reduced at post-1-week SCI lesion and had recovered by 4 weeks post-SCI lesion, except in the severe group.
J NeuroEngineering Rehabil, 2021 • June 1, 2021
This paper proposes an approach to study EEG-HS in different patient populations, such as stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI), Parkinson’s disease (PD), and traumatic brain injury (TBI). The authors addr...
KEY FINDING: Inter-brain synchronization may not exclusively depend on the precise execution of a particular movement, suggesting that self-determined engagement during gestural imitation is more informative.
Brain Sciences, 2021 • June 25, 2021
The study investigates the relationship between personality traits, brain asymmetry, handedness, and the success of BCI control using motor imagery in 44 BCI-naive subjects. Results indicate that spec...
KEY FINDING: Reserved, practical, skeptical, and less sociable individuals show higher success in brain state recognition during left hand movement imagination.
Neural Regen Res, 2022 • July 8, 2021
This study assessed the effectiveness of body weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) with VDE (VDE-BWSTT) on trunk function in patients with chronic SCI. Following 20 training sessions, these pat...
KEY FINDING: Lateral trunk muscular strength significantly improved after intervention with VDE-BWSTT.
J NeuroEngineering Rehabil, 2021 • July 15, 2021
This study investigates the effects of selective stimulation patterns on cycling performance in individuals with spinal cord injury. The goal was to increase work performed and power maintained during...
KEY FINDING: Selective stimulation patterns significantly increased total work and end power compared to conventional stimulation in all participants.
Animals, 2021 • July 3, 2021
Nine cats, admitted to the Arrábida Veterinary Hospital/Arrábida Animal Rehabilitation Center (CRAA), were subjected to a 12-week intensive functional neurorehabilitation protocol, based on ground and...
KEY FINDING: Of the nine cats that were admitted in this study, 56% (n = 5) recovered from ambulation, 44% of which (4/9) did so through functional spinal locomotion by reflexes, while one achieved this through the recovery of deep pain perception.
BMC Psychol, 2021 • August 11, 2021
The study explored the role of mindfulness in managing symptoms associated with sensory loss, focusing on experienced mindfulness practitioners with neurological disorders. Two superordinate themes we...
KEY FINDING: Mindfulness supports health self-management after neurological injury, but meditation can initially reactivate trauma and grief.