Browse the latest research summaries in the field of neurorehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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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.
Animals, 2021 • August 19, 2021
This case series study aimed to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and positive outcome of the neurorehabilitation multimodal protocol (NRMP) in 16 chronic post-surgical IVDD Hansen type I dogs, with O...
KEY FINDING: In the Deep Pain Perception (DPP)+ dogs, 100% recovered ambulation within a mean period of 47 days, reaching OFS ≥11, which suggests that a longer period of time is needed for recovery.
Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 • August 9, 2021
This cohort study will follow four groups (stroke, spinal cord injury, limb amputation, and osteoarthritis) to understand the neuroplasticity mechanisms involved in motor rehabilitation. The study wil...
KEY FINDING: The study aims to identify neurophysiological biomarkers, particularly markers of inhibition, that have relevance in the scientific and therapeutic improvement in rehabilitation.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2021 • August 8, 2021
This case report presents a 55-year-old woman with a non-traumatic cervical spinal cord injury who experienced autonomic cardiovascular dysfunction. A simple arithmetic test induced fluctuations in bl...
KEY FINDING: A simple arithmetic test triggered autonomic dysfunction in a patient with a cervical medullary lesion, resulting in a drop in blood pressure.
Sensors, 2021 • August 14, 2021
This study introduces a novel application of activity recognition to assist in the rehabilitation of SCI patients. The empirical results indicate the effectiveness of the method in recognizing all the...
KEY FINDING: The proposed method achieved an overall accuracy of 96.86% in recognizing physical activities.
European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 2022 • February 1, 2022
This case report investigated sEMG voluntary modulation of lower limbs (LL) and characterize the behavior of sEMG temporal and spectral properties in a patient with a complete spinal cord injury durin...
KEY FINDING: The study found that a patient with complete chronic SCI showed voluntary modulation of sEMG signals during a task-specific activity involving sensory input.