ArticleBrain communications2020
Backward locomotor treadmill training combined with transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation in stroke: a randomized pilot feasibility and safety study.
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- Effects of transcutaneous spinal stimulation with gait training on walking-related outcomes in stroke survivors: a systematic review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026Pooled it
- Examining the feasibility and preliminary effects of eyes-open and eyes-closed backward treadmill training on balance, mobility, and fear of falling in sub-acute stroke survivors: a pilot randomized clinical trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Transcutaneous spinal stimulation paired with visual feedback facilitates retention of improved weight transfer toward the affected side in people post-stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
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- Effects of Transcranial and Trans-Spinal Direct Current Stimulation Combined with Robot-Assisted Gait Training on Gait and Fatigue in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Interventions to improve outdoor mobility among people living with disabilities: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Review
- Spinal Cord Stimulation for Poststroke Hemiparesis: A Scoping Review.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association · 2024Article
- What Else Can Be Done by the Spinal Cord? A Review on the Effectiveness of Transpinal Direct Current Stimulation (tsDCS) in Stroke Recovery.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Modeling Electric Fields in Transcutaneous Spinal Direct Current Stimulation: A Clinical Perspective.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Feasibility of transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation combined with locomotor training after spinal cord injury.Spinal cord · 2022Article
- Backward Locomotor Treadmill Training Differentially Improves Walking Performance across Stroke Walking Impairment Levels.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Serial Backward Locomotor Treadmill Training Improves Bidirectional Walking Performance in Chronic Stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Assessing adverse effects and unspecific effects of transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS).Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.)Article
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14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Walking impairment impacts nearly 66% of stroke survivors and is a rising cause of morbidity worldwide. Despite conventional post-stroke rehabilitative care, the majority of stroke survivors experience continued limitations in their walking speed, temporospatial dynamics and walking capacity. Hence, novel and comprehensive approaches are needed to improve the trajectory of walking recovery in stroke survivors. Herein, we test the safety, feasibility and preliminary efficacy of two approaches for post-stroke walking recovery: backward locomotor treadmill training and transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation. In this double-blinded study, 30 chronic stroke survivors (>6 months post-stroke) with mild-severe residual walking impairment underwent six 30-min sessions (three sessions/week) of backward locomotor treadmill training, with concurrent anodal (
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