Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
This study is to test whether pelvis perturbation training paired with transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) will be effective in improving dynamic balance and locomotor function in humans with SCI. One group will receive pelvis perturbation training paired with tsDCS, one group will receive pelvis perturbation training paired with sham, and one group will receive treadmill training only.
A major goal of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) is to regain walking ability, as limitations in mobility can affect most activities of daily living. In addition, patients with SCI may experience a higher incidence of falls due to impaired balance and gait. Dynamic balance control plays a crucial role during locomotion in human SCI. Thus, improved dynamic balance may facilitate locomotion in this population. Current balance training paradigms can be effective in improving balance during standing, but are less effective in improving dynamic balance during locomotion in humans with SCI. Th…
Inclusion Criteria: 1. age between 18 and 65 years; 2. medically stable with medical clearance to participate; 3. level of the SCI lesion between C4-T10; 4. passive range of motion of the legs within functional limits of ambulation; 5. ability to walk on a treadmill for more than 20 minutes with partial body weight support as needed and short sitting/standing breaks; 6. ability to ambulate without orthotics or with orthotics that do not cross the knee for more than 10 meters Exclusion Criteria: 1. the presence of unhealed decubiti, existing infection, severe cardiovascular and pulmonary dis…
robotic training by applying pelvis force perturbation
Applying direct current electrical stimulation on spinal cord
conventional treadmill training only
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