scholarly journals Locomotor Training Progression and Outcomes After Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

2005 ◽  
Vol 85 (12) ◽  
pp. 1356-1371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea L Behrman ◽  
Anna R Lawless-Dixon ◽  
Sandra B Davis ◽  
Mark G Bowden ◽  
Preeti Nair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Spinal Injury ◽  
Walking Ability ◽  
Locomotor Training ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Weight Support ◽  
Walking Activity ◽  
Cord Injury

Abstract Background and Purpose. The use of locomotor training with a body-weight–support systemand treadmill (BWST) and manual assistance has increased in rehabilitation. The purpose of this case report isto describe the process for retraining walking in a person with an incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) using the BWST and transferring skills from the BWST to overground assessment and community ambulation. Case Description. Following discharge from rehabilitation, a man with an incomplete SCI at C5–6 and an American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale classification of D participated in 45sessions of locomotor training. Outcomes. Walking speed and independence improved from 0.19 m/s as a home ambulator using a rolling walker and a right ankle-foot orthosis to 1.01 m/s as a full-time ambulator using a cane only for communitymobility. Walking activity (X̄±SD) per 24 hours increased from 1,054±543 steps to 3,924±1,629 steps. Discussion. In a person with an incomplete SCI, walking ability improved after locomotor trainingthat used a decision-making algorithm and progression across training environments.

scholarly journals Effect of Locomotor Training on Motor Recovery and Walking Ability in Patients with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Series

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 951-953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahnawaz Anwer ◽  
Ameed Equebal ◽  
Tushar J Palekar ◽  
M Nezamuddin ◽  
Osama Neyaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Motor Recovery ◽  
Walking Ability ◽  
Locomotor Training ◽  
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cord Injury

Using a saddle-assistive device equipped with mechanical orthosis for walking of the person with incomplete spinal cord injury

2021 ◽  
pp. 095441192110201
Author(s):  
Akbar Hojjati Najafabadi ◽  
Saeid Amini ◽  
Farzam Farahmand
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Reaction Force ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Walking Ability ◽  
Vertical Force ◽  
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Combined Application ◽  
Cord Injury

The majority of the people with incomplete spinal cord injury lose their walking ability, due to the weakness of their muscle motors in providing torque. As a result, developing assistive devices to improve their conditionis of great importance. In this study, a combined application of the saddle-assistive device (S-AD) and mechanical medial linkage or thosis was evaluated to improve the walking ability in patients with spinal cord injury in the gait laboratory. This mobile assistive device is called the saddle-assistive device equipped with medial linkage or thosis (S-ADEM). In this device, a mechanical orthosis was used in a wheeled walker as previously done in the literature. Initially, for evaluation of the proposed assistive device, the experimental results related to the forces and torques exerted on the feet and upper limbs of a person with the incomplete Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) during walking usingthe standard walker were compared with an those obtained from using the S-ADEM on an able-bodied subject. It was found that using this combination of assistive devices decreases the vertical force and torque on the foot at the time of walking by 53% and 48%, respectively compared to a standard walker. Moreover, the hand-reaction force on the upper limb was negligible instanding and walking positions usingthe introduced device. The findings of this study revealed that the walking ability of the patients with incomplete SCI was improved using the proposed device, which is due to the bodyweight support and the motion technology used in it.

scholarly journals Treino Locomotor com Suporte de Peso Corporal na Lesão Medular Incompleta

2001 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 702-710
Author(s):  
Renata Teles Vieira ◽  
Rafaela Machado de Gusmão Oliveira ◽  
Camila Alves Nogueira Barros ◽  
Leonardo Caixeta
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Treadmill Training ◽  
Body Weight Support ◽  
Locomotor Training ◽  
Weight Support ◽  
Cord Injury

Objetivo. O objetivo deste trabalho foi realizar uma revisão de literatura sobre o uso do treino locomotor em pacientes portadores de lesão medular incompleta, a fim de verificar os seus efeitos para a marcha destes pacientes. Método. Foi realizada uma busca utilizando os bancos de dados medline, scielo e bvs a partir dos descritores: body weight-support treadmill training (suporte parcial de peso com treinamento em esteira), locomotor training (treino locomotor), spinal cord injury (lesão medular), gait (marcha). Todos os artigos coletados nos últimos 18 anos foram analisados. Discussão. A lesão medular é uma grave síndrome neurológica que causa diversos comprometimentos, inclusive da marcha. Para aperfeiçoar este processo, deu-se início à prática de reabilitação na esteira com suporte de peso corporal. A ampla utilização desta técnica de reabilitação deve-se a maior facilidade para o treino da marcha, a satisfação dos pacientes durante o tratamento e, principalmente, aos bons resultados gerados. Conclusão. Um número significante de estudos mostrou que o treino de marcha com suporte de peso corporal é um meio seguro e confiável, e que surgiu para inovar a reabilitação funcional da marcha. Não há evidência científica para afirmar que o treino locomotor com suporte de peso seja um método superior a outras terapias.

Task Specific Locomotor Training Effects On Ventilatory Drive In Men With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 454
Author(s):  
Gino S. Panza ◽  
Jeffrey E. Herrick ◽  
Jared M. Gollie ◽  
Donal Murray ◽  
John Collins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Locomotor Training ◽  
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Training Effects ◽  
Ventilatory Drive ◽  
Cord Injury
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