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ArticleDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Is There a New Road to Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation? A Case Report about the Effects of Driving a Go-Kart on Muscle Spasticity.

Giacomo Farì, Maurizio Ranieri, Riccardo Marvulli, Laura Dell'Anna, Annatonia Fai, Lucrezia Tognolo, Andrea Bernetti, Laura Caforio, Marisa Megna, Ernesto Losavio

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Article in Diseases (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07447934 (Vibrotactile Stimulation for Lower Limb Spasticity), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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NCT07447934 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Vibrotactile Stimulation for Lower Limb Spasticity

TypeinterventionalSponsorWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityRan2026 to 2027Enrolled25ConditionsLower Limb SpasticityArmsVibrotactile Stimulation (Static Use), Vibrotactile Stimulation (Dynamic Use), Vibrotactile Stimulation (Neurophysiological Mechanism)
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Giacomo FarìDepartment of Translational Biomedicine and Neuroscience (DiBraiN), Aldo Moro University, 70121 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9953-5635
Maurizio RanieriDepartment of Translational Biomedicine and Neuroscience (DiBraiN), Aldo Moro University, 70121 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3169-3025
Riccardo MarvulliDepartment of Translational Biomedicine and Neuroscience (DiBraiN), Aldo Moro University, 70121 Bari, Italy.
Laura Dell'AnnaDepartment of Translational Biomedicine and Neuroscience (DiBraiN), Aldo Moro University, 70121 Bari, Italy.
Annatonia FaiDepartment of Translational Biomedicine and Neuroscience (DiBraiN), Aldo Moro University, 70121 Bari, Italy.
Lucrezia TognoloRehabilitation Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, 35100 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4239-4859
Andrea BernettiDepartment of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedics, Sapienza University, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Laura CaforioDepartment of Translational Biomedicine and Neuroscience (DiBraiN), Aldo Moro University, 70121 Bari, Italy.
Marisa MegnaDepartment of Translational Biomedicine and Neuroscience (DiBraiN), Aldo Moro University, 70121 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8486-103X
Ernesto LosavioNeurorehabilitation and Spinal Unit, Clinical and Scientific Institutes Maugeri IRCCS, 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9038-5826
University of Bari Aldo Moro · ITIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITUniversity of Padua · ITUniversity of Salento · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTraumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a neurological disorder that causes a traumatic anatomical discontinuity of the spinal cord. SCI can lead to paraplegia, spastic, or motor impairments. Go-karting for people with SCI is an adapted sport that is becoming increasingly popular. The purpose of this case report is to shed light on the effects of driving a go-kart on a patient with SCI-related spasticity and to deepen understanding of the possible related role of whole-body vibration (WBV) and neuroendocrine reaction.

methodsThe patient was a 50-year-old male with a spastic paraplegia due to traumatic SCI. He regularly practiced go-kart racing, reporting a transient reduction in spasticity. He was evaluated before (T0), immediately after (T1), 2 weeks after (T2), and 4 weeks after (T3) a go-kart driving session. On both sides, long adductor, femoral bicep, and medial and lateral gastrocnemius spasticity was assessed using the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), and tone and stiffness were assessed using MyotonPro.

resultsIt was observed that a go-kart driving session could reduce muscle spasticity, tone, and stiffness.

conclusionsGo-kart driving can be a valid tool to obtain results similar to those of WBV and hormone production in the reduction of spasticity.

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adapted sportsendocrine systemmusculoskeletalspasticitytherapeutic strategieswhole-body vibration

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