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ArticleBioelectronic medicine2024

Beyond pediatrics: noninvasive spinal neuromodulation improves motor function in an adult with cerebral palsy.

Rahul Sachdeva, Kristin Girshin, Yousef Shirkhani, Parag Gad

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Article in Bioelectronic medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Rahul SachdevaSpineX Inc, Los Angeles, CA, 91324, USA. rahulsachdeva08@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7972-9344
Kristin GirshinSpineX Inc, Los Angeles, CA, 91324, USA.
Yousef ShirkhaniGirshinPT Rancho, Cucamunga, CA, 91701, USA.
Parag GadSpineX Inc, Los Angeles, CA, 91324, USA.
Kindred Hospital Rancho · USInternational Collaboration On Repair Discoveries · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regaining motor function in individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) has been predominantly studied in children, resulting in an underrepresentation of adults in research efforts. We tested the efficacy of noninvasive spinal neuromodulation with neurorehabilitation (Spinal Cord Innovation in Pediatrics; SCiP™ therapy). A 60-year-old CP participant underwent 8 weeks of SCiP™ therapy, resulting in significant motor recovery measured by 14.2-points increase in gross motor function measure (GMFM-88) score, ~ three times the Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) of 5-points. This represented gains in kneeling, sitting, and walking functions. The improvement in GMFM-88 score was maintained above the MCID at the follow up visit (10.3 points above the baseline), twenty weeks following the last therapy session, indicating a persistent effect of the therapy. Our preliminary findings support the therapeutic promise of SCiP™ therapy for enhancing motor function in CP adults. Broader investigations are needed to establish its wider applicability.

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Cerebral PalsyNoninvasive StimulationSensorimotor FunctionSpinal Cord Neuromodulation

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PMID38167312
PMCPMC10762938
OpenAlexW4390519273

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