Browse the latest research summaries in the field of neurorehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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International Journal of Stroke, 2025 • April 1, 2025
The RETAKE trial evaluated the effectiveness of ESSVR plus usual care versus usual care alone for helping people return-to-work after stroke. The study found no evidence that ESSVR conferred any benef...
KEY FINDING: ESSVR did not show a significant benefit over usual care in improving return-to-work rates at 12 months post-stroke.
Front. Rehabil. Sci., 2024 • November 20, 2024
This paper describes a co-design process used to develop personalized mobility programming (PMP) for individuals with mobility impairments, using an adaptive intervention design approach and integrate...
KEY FINDING: The co-design process led to the development of four personalized mobility programs: cognitive cardio class, functional strength class, mobility circuit group, and an open gym.
Experimental Physiology, 2025 • January 1, 2025
This case report examines cortico-spinal connectivity required for force control by the digits after neurological injury. The study documents a stroke survivor capable of controlling finger forces dur...
KEY FINDING: A stroke survivor retained the ability to control finger forces at a level comparable to neurologically intact adults despite extensive white matter loss.
Front. Neurosci., 2024 • November 29, 2024
This editorial highlights recent advancements and diverse applications of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) in managing neurological disorders, aiming to enhance quality of life and functional abilitie...
KEY FINDING: Combining epidural electrical stimulation (EES) with near-infrared nerve stimulation (nINS) can enhance motor function specificity in spinal cord injury (SCI) rats by selectively activating target muscles.
Spinal Cord, 2025 • January 9, 2025
This systematic scoping review examined the psychological outcomes of using extended reality (XR) interventions in spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation. It included 13 studies, all of which used vi...
KEY FINDING: VR interventions can provide enjoyment, relaxation, and a source of positive distraction for individuals with SCI.
Front. Rehabil. Sci., 2025 • January 6, 2025
This case report investigated the effects of focal muscle vibration (fMV) combined with neurocognitive exercises on a 46-year-old patient with spastic paraparesis secondary to spinal ependymoma remova...
KEY FINDING: The patient showed an overall improvement in assessment scales after treatment, indicating reduced spasticity and pain.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2025 • January 7, 2025
This study evaluated the effectiveness of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) combined with robotic-assisted gait training (RAGT) on lower limb muscle strength and walking function in incomp...
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.
J. Clin. Med., 2025 • February 3, 2025
This case report investigated the effects of Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) gait training on a 68-year-old man with delayed progressive spastic paraplegia following a lightning strike injury sustained at...
KEY FINDING: HAL gait training inhibited abnormal antagonistic muscle activation in the patient's lower extremities, particularly after the first training section.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2025 • October 29, 2024
This study demonstrated that VR neurorehabilitation in an acute neurosurgical setting for neuro-oncology and neurotrauma patients is feasible, safe, and acceptable to deliver with high fidelity. Side-...
KEY FINDING: VR neurorehabilitation is feasible and safe in acute neurosurgical settings.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2025 • February 21, 2025
The meta-analysis examined the effectiveness of BCI-based training on upper-limb function in stroke patients, showing considerable improvements in motor impairment and function. BCI-based training's e...
KEY FINDING: BCI-based training significantly improves upper-limb motor function, as measured by the Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity (FMA-UE).