Implication of altered autonomic control for orthostatic tolerance in SCI

JM Wecht, WA Bauman - Autonomic Neuroscience, 2018 - Elsevier
Neural output from the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the autonomic nervous
system (ANS) are integrated to appropriately control cardiovascular responses during …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review and clinical recommendations for dosage of supported home-based standing programs for adults with stroke, spinal cord injury and other …

G Paleg, R Livingstone - BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2015 - Springer
Background Sitting for more than 8 ha day has been shown to negatively impact health and
mortality while standing is the recommended healthier alternative. Home-based standing …

Garments for functional electrical stimulation: Design and proofs of concept

B Moineau, C Marquez-Chin… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Repeated use of functional electrical stimulation can promote functional
recovery in individuals with neurological paralysis. We designed garments able to deliver …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison between Erigo tilt-table exercise and conventional physiotherapy exercises in acute stroke patients: a randomized trial

S Kumar, R Yadav, Aafreen - Archives of physiotherapy, 2020 - Springer
Background Stroke is a common, serious, and disabling health-care problem throughout the
world. Although great advances have been made in acute stroke management, the most of …

Symptomatic treatment of myelopathy

K Chuang - CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Symptomatic Treatment of Myelopathy : CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology Account
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Robotic tilt table reduces the occurrence of orthostatic hypotension over time in vegetative states

G Taveggia, I Ragusa, V Trani, D Cuva… - International Journal …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of verticalization with or without combined
movement of the lower limbs in patients in a vegetative state or a minimally conscious state …

[HTML][HTML] Distinctive steady-state heart rate and blood pressure responses to passive robotic leg exercise during head-up tilt: A pilot study in neurological patients

A Sarabadani Tafreshi, R Riener… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Robot-assisted tilt table therapy was proposed for early rehabilitation and
mobilization of patients after diseases such as stroke. A robot-assisted tilt table with …

[PDF][PDF] Orthostatic hypotension following spinal cord injury

A Krassioukov, JM Wecht, RW Teasell… - Spinal cord injury …, 2014 - scireproject.com
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) is one of the only treatments having limited evidence
to support efficacy. During functional electrical stimulation, electrical impulses are sent to …

Modeling the effect of tilting, passive leg exercise, and functional electrical stimulation on the human cardiovascular system

A Sarabadani Tafreshi, J Okle… - Medical & biological …, 2017 - Springer
Long periods of bed rest negatively affect the human body organs, notably the
cardiovascular system. To avert these negative effects and promote functional recovery in …

[HTML][HTML] Distinctive steady-state heart rate and blood pressure responses to passive robotic leg exercise and functional electrical stimulation during head-up tilt

A Sarabadani Tafreshi, R Riener… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Tilt tables enable early mobilization of patients by providing verticalization. But
there is a high risk of orthostatic hypotension provoked by verticalization, especially after …