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Objective: To measure the effects of cerebral intermittent theta-burst stimulation with physiotherapy on lower extremity motor recovery in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury. Design: Randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled trial.
Xiaojun Feng +7 more
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Attrition with spinal cord stimulation [PDF]
The aim of this prospective study was to investigate whether spinal cord stimulation (SCS) significantly reduces pain intensity for up to 18-month follow-up in patients with chronic neuropathic pain. Forty-eight patients were recruited. Patients rated their pain using a Visual analog scale (VAS) and pain-related disability using the Oswestry Disability
Mann, S.A. +3 more
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Activation and reconstruction of the spinal cord circuitry is important for improving motor function following spinal cord injury. We conducted a case series study to investigate motor function improvement in 14 patients with chronic spinal cord injury ...
Ye-Ran Mao +12 more
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Great innovation in patient selection, expertise, and technology has yielded spinal cord stimulation as a treatment which when skillfully applied offers significant and reliable chronic pain relief at the patient’s own direction. This chapter presents an overview of the practical application of spinal cord stimulation, focusing on patient selection ...
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Exploring positive adjustment in people with spinal cord injury. [PDF]
This study explored adjustment in people with spinal cord injury; data from four focus groups are presented. Thematic analysis revealed four themes, managing goals and expectations, comparison with others, feeling useful and acceptance, showing ...
Donovan-Hall, M +13 more
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Spinal Cord Stimulation for Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury is a medically complex and life-disrupting condition, associated with very high mortality rates (early death rates after admission range from 4 to 20%). In addition, it’s complicated subsequent severe disability due to the development of early or late complications.
Emil Isagulyan +2 more
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A wireless spinal stimulation system for ventral activation of the rat cervical spinal cord
Electrical stimulation of the cervical spinal cord is gaining traction as a therapy following spinal cord injury; however, it is difficult to target the cervical motor region in a rodent using a non-penetrating stimulus compared with direct placement of ...
Matthew K. Hogan +7 more
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Spinal cord stimulation and virtual reality therapy are established and promising techniques, respectively, for managing chronic pain, each with its unique advantages and challenges.
Timothy Noble +3 more
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Despite the fact that a majority of patients with an injury to the spinal cord develop lower urinary tract dysfunction, only few treatment options are available currently once the dysfunction arises.
Andrea M. Sartori +7 more
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Spinal cord stimulation is the most common mode of neuromodulation used in managing chronic low back pain. It is minimally invasive and reversible as opposed to nerve ablation. The basic scientific background of the initial spinal cord stimulation trials was based on the gate control theory of Melzack and Wall.
Milan P, Stojanovic, Salahadin, Abdi
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