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ArticleWiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)2025

Feasibility of complex exercise therapy with Standing Ovation and peripheral neuromodulation for gait rehabilitation after incomplete spinal cord injury-a case report.

Anna Pataraia, Winfried Mayr, Jose Luis Vargas Luna, Julia Sternik, Richard Crevenna

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Article in Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946), 2025. 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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Anna PataraiaDepartment of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Occupational Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. anna.pataraia@meduniwien.ac.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6332-3737
Winfried MayrDepartment of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Occupational Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Jose Luis Vargas LunaDepartment of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Occupational Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Julia SternikDepartment of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Occupational Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Richard CrevennaDepartment of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Occupational Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

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Abstract

backgroundSpinal cord injuries (SCIs) are a global concern, annually affecting hundreds of thousands of individuals. Among these cases, incomplete SCIs, allowing some muscle activity below the injury, pose unique challenges. This case study focuses on a 55-year-old male with a moderate incomplete SCI (AIS-D). CASE PRESENTATION: After initial treatments and pharmaceutical antispastic therapy, a novel intervention was introduced featuring the Standing Ovation gait exercise system (Standing Ovation GmbH, Hallwang, Austria). This individually tailored system, equipped with a rail system and seat-lifting unit, provided a secure environment for balance training. Over 14 training sessions spanning from October 13, 2021, to March 23, 2022, improvements in functional walking were observed. DISCUSSION AND

conclusionLocomotor improvement in SCI rehabilitation is important; the potential of task-specific gait exercises with the Standing Ovation system in incomplete spinal cord injury seems to be a promising approach. Although promising, these findings call for further systematic studies with larger patient cohorts to strengthen their reliability. Ongoing research endeavors are essential to fully understand the benefits and limitations of this intervention in spinal cord injury rehabilitation.

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Electric Stimulation TherapyExercise TherapyGait Disorders, NeurologicSpinal Cord InjuriesFeasibility StudiesGaitHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostural BalanceStanding PositionExercise therapyNeuromodulationSpinal cord injuryStanding Ovation

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PMCPMC11775031

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