ArticleFrontiers in neurology2016
Priming for Improved Hand Strength in Persons with Chronic Tetraplegia: A Comparison of Priming-Augmented Functional Task Practice, Priming Alone, and Conventional Exercise Training.
Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05411692 (Effects of Functional Electrical Stimulations With and Without Motor Priming Exercises on Tenodesis Grip in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of Functional Electrical Stimulations With and Without Motor Priming Exercises on Tenodesis Grip in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Noninvasive Electromagnetic Neuromodulation of the Central and Peripheral Nervous System for Upper-Limb Motor Strength and Functionality in Individuals with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
- Physiotherapy interventions for increasing muscle strength in people with spinal cord injuries: a systematic review.Spinal cord · 2019Pooled it
- Non-invasive spinal cord electrical stimulation for arm and hand function in chronic tetraplegia: a safety and efficacy trial.Nature medicine · 2024Trial
- Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation Modulates Spinal Reflex Circuit Excitability in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Spinal Cord Transcutaneous Stimulation in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Review Examining Upper Extremity Neuromotor Control, Recovery Mechanisms, and Future Directions.Journal of neurotrauma · 2024Review
- The effect of intermittent theta burst stimulation on corticomotor excitability of the biceps brachii in nonimpaired individuals.Neuroscience letters · 2021Observational
- Transcutaneous Electrical Neuromodulation of the Cervical Spinal Cord Depends Both on the Stimulation Intensity and the Degree of Voluntary Activity for Training. A Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Survivors of Chronic Stroke Experience Continued Impairment of Dexterity But Not Strength in the Nonparetic Upper Limb.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2020Article
- Disrupted Ankle Control and Spasticity in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury: The Association Between Neurophysiologic Measures and Function. A Scoping Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
- The modulation of force steadiness by electrical nerve stimulation applied to the wrist extensors differs for young and older adults.European journal of applied physiology · 2019Article
- The effect of task symmetry on bimanual reach-to-grasp movements after cervical spinal cord injury.Experimental brain research · 2018Article
- Transcutaneous Electrical Spinal Stimulation Promotes Long-Term Recovery of Upper Extremity Function in Chronic Tetraplegia.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2018Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Many everyday tasks cannot be accomplished without adequate grip strength, and corticomotor drive to the spinal motoneurons is a key determinant of grip strength. In persons with tetraplegia, damage to spinal pathways limits transmission of signals from motor cortex to spinal motoneurons. Corticomotor priming, which increases descending drive, should increase corticospinal transmission through the remaining spinal pathways resulting in increased grip strength. Since the motor and somatosensory cortices share reciprocal connections, corticomotor priming may also have potential to influence somatosensory function. The purpose of this study was to assess changes in grip (precision, power) force and tactile sensation associated with two different corticomotor priming approaches and a conventional training approach and to determine whether baseline values can predict responsiveness to training. Participants with chronic (≥1 year) tetraplegia (
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