Browse the latest research summaries in the field of neurorehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2020 • July 24, 2020
This study investigated the persistent effects of gait exercise assist robot (GEAR) training on gait ability and lower limb function in subacute stroke patients using a matched case-control design wit...
KEY FINDING: Patients in the GEAR group showed significant improvement in FIM-walk score and SIAS-L/E score at discharge compared to post-training, indicating improved motor skills and functional gait.
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020 • August 6, 2020
This study examined the step adjustment and compensatory strategies used by stroke survivors with knee extensor spasticity during obstacle crossing. The results revealed that stroke survivors with kne...
KEY FINDING: Stroke survivors with knee extensor spasticity use a short-step strategy before the obstacle to enhance accuracy and maintain stability.
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020 • September 4, 2020
This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to analyze the effectiveness of VR interventions on balance recovery in patients with SCI, compared to CPT. The results of this systematic review and meta...
KEY FINDING: Statistical analysis showed favorable results for balance measured by the modified Functional Reach Test (standardized mean difference (SMD) = 3.42; 95% confidence interval: 2.54 to 4.29) and by the t-shirt test (SMD= −2.29; 95% confidence interval: −3.00 to −1.59).
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 2020 • November 1, 2020
This longitudinal study investigated the evolution of conditioned pain modulation (CPM) over time in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and explored its relationship with clinical pain. The study ...
KEY FINDING: A significant decrease in the efficacy of conditioned pain modulation (CPM) was observed over time in patients with SCI.
Nature Reviews Neurology, 2021 • January 1, 2021
The neuroanatomical–functional paradox describes the discrepancy between lesion size and functional outcome after spinal cord injury (SCI). This paradox is influenced by various factors, including les...
KEY FINDING: The magnitude of functional recovery can vary considerably between individuals, even if the location and size of the primary lesion seems to be similar.
Scientific Reports, 2020 • December 4, 2020
The study introduces a novel Active FES system that utilizes an adaptive filtering technique to extract voluntary EMG from muscles during FES, addressing the challenge of electrical artefact contamina...
KEY FINDING: The Active FES system effectively extracts voluntary EMG from muscles under FES using an adaptive filtering technique, outperforming the classic comb filtering method.
Front. Syst. Neurosci., 2020 • November 19, 2020
This study evaluated the effects of epidural spinal electrical stimulation (ES) on seated reaching performance in two individuals with chronic, complete thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI). The results ...
KEY FINDING: Epidural stimulation (ES) enhanced seated reaching-performance of individuals with chronic SCI.
Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 • December 18, 2020
This perspective discusses barriers restricting the widespread use of sEMG in clinical rehabilitation of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The barriers include time-consuming aspects of sEMG,...
KEY FINDING: Limited clinician time is a significant barrier to the uptake of sEMG technology in clinics due to time-consuming setup and data collection processes.
Exp Neurol, 2021 • April 1, 2021
This study investigates the effects of pharmacologically increasing KCC2 activity using CLP257 on spasticity symptoms after chronic SCI in rats. The study also explores how this pharmacological approa...
KEY FINDING: Increasing KCC2 activity with CLP257 improved the rate-dependent depression of the H-reflex in sedentary animals after chronic SCI, indicating improved reflex modulation.
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2019 • October 16, 2019
This systematic review examines emerging VR applications developed over the last 5 years for neurological diseases, focusing on fully-immersive VR systems. The review covers conditions like dementia, ...
KEY FINDING: VR shows promising potential for neurorehabilitation, with most studies illustrating positive outcomes in treating nervous system injury linked to functional disability.