Non-invasive brain stimulation and robot-assisted gait training after incomplete spinal cord injury: A randomized pilot study.

Journal: NeuroRehabilitation
Published Date: Jan 1, 2016

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Locomotor training with a robot-assisted gait orthosis (LT-RGO) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) are interventions that can significantly enhance motor performance after spinal cord injury (SCI). No studies have investigated whether combining these interventions enhances lower extremity motor function following SCI.

Authors

  • Ravi Raithatha
    University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Medicine, Pikeville, KY, USA.
  • Cheryl Carrico
    University of Kentucky, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Lexington, KY, USA.
  • Elizabeth Salmon Powell
    University of Kentucky, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Lexington, KY, USA.
  • Philip M Westgate
    University of Kentucky, Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Lexington, KY, USA.
  • Kenneth C Chelette Ii
    University of Kentucky, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Lexington, KY, USA.
  • Kara Lee
    University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences, Lexington, KY, USA.
  • Laura Dunsmore
    HealthSouth Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, Lexington, KY, USA.
  • Sara Salles
    University of Kentucky, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Lexington, KY, USA.
  • Lumy Sawaki
    University of Kentucky, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Lexington, KY, USA.

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