Robot-Applied Resistance Augments the Effects of Body Weight-Supported Treadmill Training on Stepping and Synaptic Plasticity in a Rodent Model of Spinal Cord Injury.

Journal: Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
PMID: 28741434

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The application of resistive forces has been used during body weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) to improve walking function after spinal cord injury (SCI). Whether this form of training actually augments the effects of BWSTT is not yet known.

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  • Erika Hinahon
    1 California State University Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Christina Estrada
    1 California State University Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Lin Tong
    1 California State University Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Deborah S Won
    1 California State University Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Ray D de Leon
    School of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science, California State University, 5151 State University Dr, LA, Los Angeles, CA, 90032, USA. Electronic address: rdeleon@calstatela.edu.

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