ArticleTopics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation2007
A systematic review of the efficacy of gait rehabilitation strategies for spinal cord injury.
Article in Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
33 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.
- Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation and motor responses in individuals with spinal cord injury: A methodological review.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- The effectiveness of 22 commonly administered physiotherapy interventions for people with spinal cord injury: a systematic review.Spinal cord · 2016Pooled it
- Locomotor training for walking after spinal cord injury.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Pooled it
- A systematic review of the effectiveness of treadmill training and body weight support in pediatric rehabilitation.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPT · 2009Pooled it
- Effects of gait training with weight support feedback walker on walker dependence, lower limb muscle activation, and gait ability in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury: A pilot randomized controlled trial.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Trial
- Exoskeletal-Assisted Walking in Veterans With Paralysis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
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- Treadmill Training Improves Functional Recovery After Injection of Adipose-Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction in Rats With a Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of neuroscience research · 2026Article
- Feasibility and Safety of Combined Robot-Assisted Gait Training and Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation in Pediatric Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Series.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) in Adults with Neurological Disorders and Foot Drop: Orthotic and Therapeutic Effects in Short- and Long-Term Users.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- VisionMD-Gait: scalable clinical gait assessment from smartphone videos.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Case Report: Efficacy of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation combined with overground robotic-assisted gait training in chronic incomplete spinal cord injury.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Priming with transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation followed by robotic exoskeleton gait training in individuals with spinal cord injury: A case series.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Article
- Detailed Kinematic Analysis Reveals Subtleties of Recovery from Contusion Injury in the Rat Model with DREADDs Afferent Neuromodulation.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The use of exoskeleton robotic training on lower extremity function in spinal cord injuries: A systematic review.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Traumatic spinal cord injury: a review of the current state of art and future directions - what do we know and where are we going?North American Spine Society journal · 2025Article
- Global Research Trends on Gait Rehabilitation in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury- A Bibliometric Analysis.Global spine journal · 2024Review
- Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Enables Recovery of Walking in Children with Acute Flaccid Myelitis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- How Important is Position in Adaptive Treadmill Control?Journal of biomechanical engineering · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo systematically review the evidence for the efficacy of different rehabilitation strategies on functional ambulation following spinal cord injury (SCI).
methodsA keyword literature search of original articles was used to identify published literature evaluating the effectiveness of any treatment or therapy on functional ambulation in people with SCI. The rigor and quality of each study were scored on standardized scales by two independent reviewers.
resultsThe search yielded 160 articles, of which 119 were excluded for not meeting our inclusion criteria. The remaining 41 articles covered various strategies for improving gait: bodyweight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) (n=12), functional electrical stimulation (FES) (n=7), braces/orthoses (n=10), or a combination of these (n=12). There is strong evidence from randomized controlled trials that functional ambulation outcomes following body-weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) are comparable to an equivalent intensity of overground gait training in sub-acute SCI. In chronic SCI, evidence from pre-test/post-test studies shows that BWSTT may be effective in improving functional ambulation. Pre-test/post-test or post-test only studies provide evidence that FES may augment functional ambulation in sub-acute/chronic SCI while braces may afford particular benefits to people with complete SCI to stand up and ambulate with assistive devices.
conclusionsRehabilitation strategies that facilitate repeated practice of gait offer the greatest benefits to functional ambulation in sub-acute or chronic SCI. Supportive devices may augment functional ambulation particularly in people with incomplete SCI.
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