ArticleThe journal of spinal cord medicine2023
Neuromuscular disorders in women and men with spinal cord injury are associated with changes in muscle and tendon architecture.
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- The relationship between ambulation capacity, spasticity and piriformis muscle thickness in patients with chronic spinal cord injury: A controlled, clinical and sonographic study.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2026Article
- Non-invasive spinal cord neuromodulation enables volitional anti-gravity leg movements after motor-complete spinal cord injury: responders vs. non-responders.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Observational
- Persistent neuromuscular disorders associated with changes in tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius lateralis muscle architecture in long-covid: an observational longitudinal study.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Relationship of serial muscle ultrasound of rectus femoris and ambulatory recovery in patients with acute incomplete spinal cord injury: A prospective observational study.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Observational
- Impact of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia on peripheral neuromuscular development: evidence from muscle fiber conduction velocity measurements.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe present study aimed to determine the association between neuromuscular function, motor function impairment, and muscle and tendon structures in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) compared to a control (non-disabled) population.
designA cross-sectional study with a control group.
settingCenter of Adapted Sports Training and Special Physical Education.
participantsFifteen individuals with SCI and motor function impairments participated in the study. A paired non-disabled group was recruited for comparison.
interventionsNot applicable. OUTCOME MEASURES: Muscle (biceps brachii, rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and tibialis anterior) and tendon (quadriceps and patellar tendons) structures were assessed by ultrasound imaging (thickness, pennation angle, fascicle length, and echogenicity). Neuromuscular electrophysiological disorders were also assessed using electrodiagnosis techniques (stimulus non-responsivity and chronaxie) in the same muscles.
resultsExcept for the biceps brachii muscle, muscle thickness, pennation angle, and fascicle length were lower (
conclusionNeuromuscular disorders occur in association with muscle and tendon maladaptation in individuals with chronic SCI. A higher prevalence of electrophysiological disorders suggests an acquired polyneuromyopathy for muscles with motor function impairment even though the muscle was innerved, in addition to widespread muscle atrophy.
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