Neurorehabilitation Research

KEY FINDING: Patients with paresis can achieve continuous voluntary control of robotic exoskeletons using the developed EMG-driven musculoskeletal model-based HMI, even with paretic and spastic-like muscle activity.

KEY FINDING: EMGb was more effective in reducing spasticity and improving muscle force at the ankle, knee, and hip joints compared to Rb.

KEY FINDING: Both HIIT and MIT improved insulin sensitivity, cardiovascular fitness, and muscular strength in individuals with SCI.

KEY FINDING: Maintaining a MAP of 85 to 90 mm Hg for the first 5 to 7 days after injury may improve clinical outcome.

KEY FINDING: Most interventional studies were randomized and controlled, aligning with ICCP recommendations, and blinding practices have increased over time.

KEY FINDING: BWSTT and RAST do not consistently outperform conventional over-ground training in improving walking ability in patients with neurological conditions.

KEY FINDING: Stimulation with 1 ms pulses evoked more torque in the paretic arm than the non-paretic arm.

KEY FINDING: Standard clinical scales often fail to capture the nuances of neurophysiological states or changes after spinal cord injury.

KEY FINDING: MEG-based BMI systems can train ipsilesional brain areas after stroke that control movement, potentially facilitating cortical reorganization.

KEY FINDING: Subthreshold TMS induced a significant facilitation on the TA flexion reflex before training, which was reversed to depression afier training with the subject seated at rest.