Altered Patterns of Reflex Excitability, Balance, and Locomotion Following Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and Locomotor Training.

Altered Patterns of Reflex Excitability, Balance, and Locomotion Following Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and Locomotor Training.

Spasticity is an important problem that complicates daily living in many individuals with SCI. While previous studies in human and animals revealed significant improvements in locomotor ability with treadmill locomotor training, it is not known to what extent locomotor training influences spasticity...

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Main Authors: Prodip K Bose, Jiamei eHou, Ron eParmer, Paul J Reier, Floyd J. Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
rat
spinal cord injury
EMG
Spasticity
Ankle torque
Locomotor training
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00258/full

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