Rehabilitation Research

KEY FINDING: Rotarod training initiated at 7 days post-injury impairs functional coordination and motor recovery after SCI.

KEY FINDING: All three modalities (iTBS, rTMS, iTBS + rTMS) significantly improved pain, depression, and sleep quality after 4 weeks of stimulation in individuals with SCI.

KEY FINDING: Targeted tSCS increased hand strength by 407% in an individual with paralysis due to a peripheral nerve injury.

KEY FINDING: The study found that 66.6% of participants completed a full and safe session of cycling within 48 hours of surgery.

KEY FINDING: TMS can detect the residual corticospinal cord connection and nerve recovery after SCI, supplementing the international classification of SCI.

KEY FINDING: Participants showed improvements in boat speed, heel, and Velocity Made Good (VMG) after the intervention.

KEY FINDING: Improvements in aerobic fitness (POpeak and V̇ O2peak) achieved through upper-body rowing exercise were maintained at a 6-month follow-up in individuals with SCI.

KEY FINDING: A moderate correlation was found between the TASS and the TCT-SCI, indicating they both measure trunk function but have different focuses.

KEY FINDING: Patients demonstrated progressive tolerance for OEGT over successive sessions, as shown by increasing time upright and walking, step count, and decreased assistance required by the exoskeleton.

KEY FINDING: Self-efficacy scores significantly increased from baseline to post-intervention with a large effect size (Hedge’s g = 0.89).