ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
Efficacy of Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation versus Whole Body Vibration for Spasticity Reduction in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury.
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- Optimizing transcutaneous spinal stimulation: excitability of evoked spinal reflexes is dependent on electrode montage.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Fundamental limitations of kilohertz-frequency carriers in afferent fibre recruitment with transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation.Nature biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- Three-dimensional gait analysis for assessing dynamic ankle spasticity after stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Immediate Effects of Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation on Stretch-Induced Spasticity in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation Modulates Spinal Reflex Circuit Excitability in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Optimizing Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation: Excitability of Evoked Spinal Reflexes is Dependent on Electrode Montage.Research square · 2024Article
- Multi-session transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation prevents chloride homeostasis imbalance and the development of hyperreflexia after spinal cord injury in rat.Experimental neurology · 2024Article
- Optimizing assessment of low frequency H-reflex depression in persons with spinal cord injury.PloS one · 2024Article
- Multi-session transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation prevents chloridehomeostasis imbalance and the development of spasticity after spinal cordinjury in rat.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Article
- Whole-Body Vibration Impacts on the Degree of Toe Angle and Its Correlation to the Knee Osteoarthritis Index during Level Walking among Female University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation: Advances in an Emerging Non-Invasive Strategy for Neuromodulation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Neurophysiological and clinical outcome measures of the impact of electrical stimulation on spasticity in spinal cord injury: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Review
- Influence of Spine Curvature on the Efficacy of Transcutaneous Lumbar Spinal Cord Stimulation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
Transcutaneous spinal stimulation (TSS) and whole-body vibration (WBV) each have a robust ability to activate spinal afferents. Both forms of stimulation have been shown to influence spasticity in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI), and may be viable non-pharmacological approaches to spasticity management. In thirty-two individuals with motor-incomplete SCI, we used a randomized crossover design to compare single-session effects of TSS versus WBV on quadriceps spasticity, as measured by the pendulum test. TSS (50 Hz, 400 μs, 15 min) was delivered in supine through a cathode placed over the thoracic spine (T11-T12) and an anode over the abdomen. WBV (50 Hz; eight 45-s bouts) was delivered with the participants standing on a vibration platform. Pendulum test first swing excursion (FSE) was measured at baseline, immediately post-intervention, and 15 and 45 min post-intervention. In the whole-group analysis, there were no between- or within-group differences of TSS and WBV in the change from baseline FSE to any post-intervention timepoints. Significant correlations between baseline FSE and change in FSE were associated with TSS at all timepoints. In the subgroup analysis, participants with more pronounced spasticity showed significant decreases in spasticity immediately post-TSS and 45 min post-TSS. TSS and WBV are feasible physical therapeutic interventions for the reduction of spasticity, with persistent effects.
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