ArticleThe American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association2024
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Poststroke Hemiparesis: A Scoping Review.
Article in The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Effects of transcutaneous spinal stimulation with gait training on walking-related outcomes in stroke survivors: a systematic review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026Pooled it
- Electromyography (EMG)-triggered transcutaneous spinal cord and hip stimulation for gait rehabilitation in persons with chronic stroke: a randomized, controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- The effect of unaffected side resistance training on upper limb function reconstruction and prevention of sarcopenia in stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
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- Modulation of Forward Propulsion and Foot Dorsiflexion by Spinal and Muscular Stimulation During Human Stepping.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Toward Precision Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Medicine: Integrating Molecular, Imaging, and Computational Biomarkers for Functional Outcome Prediction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Quantitative Evaluation of Postural SmartVest's Multisensory Feedback for Affordable Smartphone-Based Post-Stroke Motor Rehabilitation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Cervicomedullary motor evoked responses in individuals with severe chronic hemiparesis post-stroke: a feasibility study.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
importanceSpinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a neuromodulation technique that can improve paresis in individuals with spinal cord injury. SCS is emerging as a technique that can address upper and lower limb hemiparesis. Little is understood about its effectiveness with the poststroke population.
objectiveTo summarize the evidence for SCS after stroke and any changes in upper extremity and lower extremity motor function. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and CINAHL. The reviewers used hand searches and reference searches of retrieved articles. There were no limitations regarding publication year. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA COLLECTION: This review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist. The inclusion and exclusion criteria included a broad range of study characteristics. Studies were excluded if the intervention did not meet the definition of SCS intervention, used only animals or healthy participants, did not address upper or lower limb motor function, or examined neurological conditions other than stroke.
findingsFourteen articles met the criteria for this review. Seven studies found a significant improvement in motor function in groups receiving SCS. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Results indicate that SCS may provide an alternative means to improve motor function in the poststroke population. Plain-Language Summary: The results of this study show that spinal cord stimulation may provide an alternative way to improve motor function after stroke. Previous neuromodulation methods have targeted the impaired supraspinal circuitry after stroke. Although downregulated, spinal cord circuitry is largely intact and offers new possibilities for motor recovery.
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