Spinal cord transcutaneous stimulation in cervical spinal cord injury: A review examining upper extremity neuromotor control, recovery mechanisms, and future …

G Singh, P Sharma, G Forrest, S Harkema… - Journal of …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) results in significant sensorimotor impairments below the
injury level, notably in the upper extremities (UEs), impacting daily activities and quality of …

A direct spinal cord–computer interface enables the control of the paralysed hand in spinal cord injury

DS Oliveira, M Ponfick, DI Braun, M Osswald… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Paralysis of the muscles controlling the hand dramatically limits the quality of life for
individuals living with spinal cord injury (SCI). Here, with a non-invasive neural interface, we …

Multi-site spinal cord transcutaneous stimulation facilitates upper limb sensory and motor recovery in severe cervical spinal cord injury: a case study

P Sharma, T Panta, B Ugiliweneza, RJ Bert… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Individuals with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) rank regaining arm and hand function as
their top rehabilitation priority post-injury. Cervical spinal cord transcutaneous stimulation …

Effectiveness of Body Weight-Supported Gait Training on Gait and Balance for Motor-Incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

R Arroyo-Fernández, R Menchero-Sánchez… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Objective. This review aims to analyse the effectiveness of body weight-supported gait
training for improving gait and balance in patients with motor-incomplete spinal cord injuries …

Human Cervical Epidural Spinal Electrogram Topographically Maps Distinct Volitional Movements

PD Shukla, JF Burke, N Kunwar, K Presbrey… - Journal of …, 2024 - jneurosci.org
Little is known about the electrophysiologic activity of the intact human spinal cord during
volitional movement. We analyzed epidural spinal recordings from a total of five human …

Case study: persistent recovery of hand movement and tactile sensation in peripheral nerve injury using targeted transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation

S Chandrasekaran, NA Bhagat, R Ramdeo… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Peripheral nerve injury can lead to chronic pain, paralysis, and loss of sensation, severely
affecting quality of life. Spinal cord stimulation has been used in the clinic to provide pain …

The discharge characteristics of motor units innervating functionally paralyzed muscles

DSD Oliveira, M Carbonaro, BJ Raiteri… - Journal of …, 2025 - journals.physiology.org
For individuals with motor complete spinal cord injury (SCI), previous works have shown that
spared motor neurons below the injury level can still be voluntarily controlled. In this study …

Case report: Movement-related neuroplasticity in a patient after spinal cord injury in response to task-oriented bimanual training

D Ma, RR Zeng, SS Chan, Y Pan… - Frontiers in Human …, 2025 - frontiersin.org
Background Bimanual motor training is an effective neurological rehabilitation strategy.
However, its use has rarely been investigated in patients with paralysis caused by spinal …

[HTML][HTML] Can Robotic Therapy Improve Performance in Activities of Daily Living? A Randomized Controlled Trial in Sub-Acute Spinal Cord Injured Patients

V Lozano-Berrio, M Alcobendas-Maestro… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: The influence of robotic therapy on patients with sub-acute cervical spinal
cord injury (SCI) for improving their activities of daily living (ADL) performance is unclear;(2) …

Non-invasive Neural Interfacing for Tetraplegic Individuals using Residual Motor Neuron Activity Decoded at the Forearm or Wrist

X Yang, DS De Oliveira, DI Braun, M Ponfick, D Farina… - Authorea Preprints - techrxiv.org
Hand paralysis due to spinal cord injury (SCI) greatly limits the quality of life of injured
individuals. Despite complete loss of hand digit control, however, residual electrical muscle …