A systematic review of functional ambulation outcome measures in spinal cord injury

T Lam, VK Noonan, JJ Eng - Spinal cord, 2008 - nature.com
Study design: Systematic review. Objectives: To systematically review the psychometric
properties of outcome measures used to assess ambulation in people with spinal cord injury …

Locomotor training: as a treatment of spinal cord injury and in the progression of neurologic rehabilitation

SJ Harkema, J Hillyer, M Schmidt-Read… - Archives of physical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Harkema SJ, Hillyer J, Schmidt-Read M, Ardolino E, Sisto SA, Behrman AL. Locomotor
training: as a treatment of spinal cord injury and in the progression of neurologic …

Balance and ambulation improvements in individuals with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury using locomotor training–based rehabilitation

SJ Harkema, M Schmidt-Read, DJ Lorenz… - Archives of physical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Harkema SJ, Schmidt-Read M, Lorenz DJ, Edgerton VR, Behrman AL. Balance and
ambulation improvements in individuals with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury using …

Lokomat robotic-assisted versus overground training within 3 to 6 months of incomplete spinal cord lesion: randomized controlled trial

M Alcobendas-Maestro… - … and neural repair, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. About 75% of persons with ASIA (American Spinal Injury Association)
Impairment Scale C and D incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) achieve walking ability …

Falls in persons with spinal cord injury: validity and reliability of the Berg Balance Scale

M Wirz, R Müller, C Bastiaenen - … and neural repair, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Persons with spinal cord injury who are able to walk are at risk for falls.
Objective. The objectives were to investigate if the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) can …

Phase I–II clinical trial assessing safety and efficacy of umbilical cord blood mononuclear cell transplant therapy of chronic complete spinal cord injury

H Zhu, W Poon, Y Liu, GKK Leung, Y Wong… - Cell …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Umbilical cord blood-derived mononuclear cell (UCB-MNC) transplants improve recovery in
animal spinal cord injury (SCI) models. We transplanted UCB-MNCs into 28 patients with …

Validity and reliability of the Berg Balance Scale for community-dwelling persons with lower-limb amputation

MJ Major, S Fatone, EJ Roth - Archives of physical medicine and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) for use in
people with lower-limb amputation. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Research …

Assessment of impairment in patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury: a systematic review of the literature

JC Furlan, V Noonan, A Singh… - Journal of …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
The most common primary end-point of the trial on treatment of traumatic spinal cord injury
(SCI) is the degree of impairment. The American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Standards …

Standing balance assessment in ASIA D paraplegic and tetraplegic participants: concurrent validity of the Berg Balance Scale

JF Lemay, S Nadeau - Spinal cord, 2010 - nature.com
Objectives: The aim of this study was to test the concurrent validity of the Berg Balance Scale
(BBS) for a spinal cord injury (SCI) population. Participants: A total of 32 individuals with an …

Rehabilitation of locomotion after spinal cord injury

HJA van Hedel, V Dietz - Restorative Neurology and …, 2010 - content.iospress.com
Advances in our understanding of the control of locomotion enable us to optimize the
rehabilitation of patients with a spinal cord injury (SCI). Based on various animal models, it is …