Detection of abnormal muscle activations during walking following spinal cord injury (SCI)

Wang, Ping; Low, Kian Hsiang; McGregor, Alison H.; Tow, Adela

doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2012.12.013

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“…4 In particular, several recent studies, in humans [8][9][10][11][12][13] and simulations, 14,15 support the hypothesis that walking functions result from synergistic control of muscles. Muscle synergies, also known as motor modules, can be defined as functional units of the nervous system that coordinate the coactivation of different groups of muscles.…”

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“…3 A main challenge in gait training is the progressive adaptation to the patient-specific reorganization of sensorimotor functions. 4 To this aim, the accurate measurement of locomotor responses after neurological disease is perceived as a central issue to achieve this goal. 5 The kinematic measures derived from gait analysis provide a detailed and quantitative description of the motor behavior of patients with gait disturbances.…”

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Modular control of gait after incomplete spinal cord injury: differences between sides

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“…Despite its ability to assess and provide information about underlying mechanisms and changes in motor control, electromyography (EMG) is still rarely employed in the clinical setting to assess SCI patients [26]. Thus, novel approaches using EMG should be explored, as EMG can be very valuable to understand compensatory strategies and for further rehabilitation processes.…”

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Emerging Techniques for Assessment of Sensorimotor Impairments after Spinal Cord Injury

Barroso¹,

Torricelli²,

Moreno³

2016

Recovery of Motor Function Following Spinal Cord Injury

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Gait function can be altered after incomplete spinal cord iSCI lesions. Muscular weakness, co-activation of antagonist muscles, and altered muscle mechanics are likely to provoke abnormal gait and postural movements. Functional scales are available for assessment of functional walking in SCI patients, such as walking index for spinal cord injury WISCI II , timed up and go TUG test, -meter walk test MWT , andminute walk test MWT . Novel metrics for a more detailed comprehension of neuromuscular control in terms of degree of voluntary motor control have been recently proposed. This section describes novel techniques based on muscle synergy and frequency domain analysis of electromyographic signals. Such techniques are illustrated as potential tools for assessment of motor function after SCI with experimental data and a case study describing a diagnostic scenario. This chapter presents a discussion of the current status of the emerging metrics for assessment of sensorimotor impairments. Conclusions are given with respect to the availability of enriched information about neuromuscular behavior between functional tasks walking and pedalling and the potential relevance of these new techniques to improve the efficacy of treatment to improve locomotion after iSCI.

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“…Intellectual disabilities (ID) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are among the most common and debilitating of these conditions [1][2][3][4]. These two conditions overlap to a large degree [5][6][7][8].…”

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Functional Assessment of Challenging Behavior

Matson

Williams

2014

Curr Dev Disord Rep

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Challenging behaviors (CB) in the form of selfinjurious behaviors, aggression, property destruction, tantrums, pica, and other disruptive activities are common among persons with intellectual disabilities. Lack of social and communication skills, temperament issues, and other symptoms that characterize these persons contribute to the high rates of CB. In recent years, applied behavior analysis (ABA) has proven to be a particularly effective treatment for these issues. Functional assessment is a foundational strategy for such intervention. The methods most commonly used to achieve this goal include interviews and observations, experimental functional analysis, in vivo assessment, and standardized tests. The purpose of this group of techniques is to establish the variables that maintain the behavior, and treatment then flows from these data. This paper reviews the current state of the art in the area of functional assessment.

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Detection of abnormal muscle activations during walking following spinal cord injury (SCI)

Cited by 20 publications

References 39 publications

Modular control of gait after incomplete spinal cord injury: differences between sides

Modular control of gait after incomplete spinal cord injury: differences between sides

Emerging Techniques for Assessment of Sensorimotor Impairments after Spinal Cord Injury

Functional Assessment of Challenging Behavior

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