Gait Training in Human Spinal Cord Injury Using Electromechanical Systems: Effect of Device Type and Patient Characteristics

Modular control of gait after incomplete spinal cord injury: differences between sides

“…Their clinical characteristics and functional gait performance were evaluated using the following scales: lower extremity motor score (LEMS), which analyzes five key muscles in each leg, with a cumulative score for each extremity being between 0 and 25 and a total score from 0 and 50; the walking index for spinal cord injury II (WISCI II), which assesses the level of walking depending on the use of devices, braces and physical assistance to walk 10 m, on a scale from 0 to 20; 10-m walking test (10MWT), which measures the time spent to walk 10 m at self-selected speed and using the usual walking devices; timed up and go (TUG), which measures the time spent to stand up from a chair, walking 3 m, turn around, return to the chair and sit down again at self-selected speed and using the habitual walking devices; and the spinal cord independence measure (SCIM), which is a disability scale for SCI 3,7,30 (Table 1).…”

“…2 Improving gait function after spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most important milestones in the rehabilitation process, as well as one of the factors with the greatest impact on the social and professional reintegration of the patient. 3 A main challenge in gait training is the progressive adaptation to the patient-specific reorganization of sensorimotor functions. 4 To this aim, the accurate measurement of locomotor responses after neurological disease is perceived as a central issue to achieve this goal.…”

Multicenter review of diaphragm pacing in spinal cord injury

“…For example, earlier gait training substantially impacts duration and extent of recovery. 19,20 The use of functional electrical stimulation is well established for rehabilitation in orthopedic and neurology populations. Early implementation of electrical stimulation improves quadriceps muscle strength after total knee arthroplasty.…”

Robot-Assisted Gait Training for Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

“…Avrupa OY grubunun çok merkezli çalışmasında ise subakut fazda inkomplet hastalarda yürüme ölçümlerinde aşamalı gelişmeler nedeniyle subakut fazda RYYE'nin desteklenmesi önerilmiştir (35).…”