ArticleSpinal cord2021
The effects of light touch on gait and dynamic balance during normal and tandem walking in individuals with an incomplete spinal cord injury.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Gait analysis methods in people with spinal cord injury: a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Measurement Properties of the Functional Balance Ability Measure Across Subacute Neurologic Diagnoses.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2026Article
- Scientometric Research and Critical Analysis of Gait and Balance in Older Adults.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The relationship between balance control and thigh muscle strength and muscle activity in persons with incomplete spinal cord injury.Spinal cord series and cases · 2024Article
- Properties of the surface electromyogram following traumatic spinal cord injury: a scoping review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2021Article
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Abstract
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designProspective cross-sectional study
objectivesTo investigate the effect of adding haptic input during walking in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI).
settingResearch laboratory.
methodsParticipants with iSCI and age- and sex-matched able-bodied (AB) individuals walked normally (SCI n = 18, AB n = 17) and in tandem (SCI n = 12, AB n = 17). Haptic input was added through light touch on a railing. Step parameters, and mediolateral and anterior-posterior margins of stability (means and standard deviations) were calculated. Surface electromyography data were collected bilaterally from the tibialis anterior (TA), soleus (SOL), and gluteus medius (GMED) and integrated over a stride. Repeated measures ANOVAs examined within- and between-group differences (α = 0.05). Cutaneous and proprioceptive sensation of individuals with iSCI were correlated to changes in outcome measures that were affected by haptic input.
resultsWhen walking normally, adding haptic input decreased stride velocity, step width, stride length, MOS
conclusionsAdded haptic input improved balance control during normal but not in tandem walking. Sensory abilities did not impact the use of added haptic input during walking.
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