ArticleSpinal cord series and cases2023
Functional electrical stimulation therapy for upper extremity rehabilitation following spinal cord injury: a pilot study.
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- Combining Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation with Activity Based Training in Children with Chronic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Retrospective Case Series.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Rebuilding spinal circuit function after spinal cord injury through a patient-specific interneuron precision model.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Personalized Stem Cell-Based Regeneration in Spinal Cord Injury Care.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
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- Rehabilitation to Improve Outcomes after Cervical Spine Surgery: Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Neuromodulation to guide circuit reorganization with regenerative therapies in upper extremity rehabilitation following cervical spinal cord injury.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
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designPilot study.
objectivesTo examine if functional electrical stimulation therapy (FEST) improves neuromuscular factors underlying upper limb function in individuals with SCI.
settingA tertiary spinal cord rehabilitation center specialized in spinal cord injury care in Canada.
methodsWe examined 29 muscles from 4 individuals living with chronic, cervical, and incomplete SCI. The analysis was focused on the changes in muscle activation, as well as on how the treatment could change the ability to control a given muscle or on how multiple muscles would be coordinated during volitional efforts.
resultsThere was evidence of gains in muscle strength, activation, and median frequency after the FEST. Gains in muscle activation indicated the activation of a greater number of motor units and gains in muscle median frequency the involvement of higher threshold, faster motor units. In some individuals, these changes were smaller but accompanied by increased control over muscle contraction, evident in a greater ability to sustain a volitional contraction, reduce the co-contraction of antagonist muscles, and provide cortical drive.
conclusionsFEST increases muscle strength and activation. Enhanced control of muscle contraction, reduced co-contraction of antagonist muscles, and a greater presence of cortical drive were some of the findings supporting the effects of FEST at the sensory-motor integration level.
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