ReviewTopics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation2023
Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation From Adults to Children: A Review.
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- Functional outcomes and participants' perspectives during short-term application of spinal stimulation in individuals with spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Trial
- Bibliometric analysis of research on spinal cord injury and functional electrical stimulation: trends and frontiers.Spinal cord · 2026Article
- Feasibility and Safety of Combined Robot-Assisted Gait Training and Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation in Pediatric Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Series.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Electrical Stimulation on Upper Limb Function in Children and Young People with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Cumulative Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation with Locomotor Training Safely Improves Trunk Control in Children with Spinal Cord Injury: Pilot Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Neuromodulation techniques for the treatment of spinal cord injury: current progress, challenges, and future prospects.European journal of medical research · 2025Review
- Different Factors Influencing Postural Stability during Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation of the Cervical Spinal Cord.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- Non-Invasive Spinal Cord Stimulation for Motor Rehabilitation of Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Treated with Orphan Drugs.Biomedicines · 2024Article
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- Combining transcutaneous spinal stimulation and functional electrical stimulation increases force generated by lower limbs: When more is more.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Article
- Restoration of Over-Ground Walking via Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Therapy: A Single-Case Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Multi-Site Spinal Cord Transcutaneous Stimulation Facilitates Upper Limb Sensory and Motor Recovery in Severe Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Activity-Based Restorative Therapy Promotes Progression from Asymmetry to Symmetry in Posture and Gait in a Child with Chronic, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Neuromodulation via spinal stimulation is a promising therapy that can augment the neuromuscular capacity for voluntary movements, standing, stepping, and posture in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The spinal locomotor-related neuronal network known as a central pattern generator (CPG) can generate a stepping-like motor output in the absence of movement-related afferent signals from the limbs. Using epidural stimulation (EP) in conjunction with activity-based locomotor training (ABLT), the neural circuits can be neuromodulated to facilitate the recovery of locomotor functions in persons with SCI. Recently, transcutaneous spinal stimulation (scTS) has been developed as a noninvasive alternative to EP. Early studies of scTS at thoracolumbar, coccygeal, and cervical regions have demonstrated its effectiveness in producing voluntary leg movements, posture control, and independent standing and improving upper extremity function in adults with chronic SCI. In pediatric studies, the technology of spinal neuromodulation is not yet widespread. There are a limited number of publications reporting on the use of scTS in children and adolescents with either cerebral palsy, spina bifida, or SCI.
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