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- Title
Improvement in Motor and Walking Capacity during Multisegmental Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation in Individuals with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury.
- Authors
Kumru, Hatice; Ros-Alsina, Aina; García Alén, Loreto; Vidal, Joan; Gerasimenko, Yury; Hernandez, Agusti; Wrigth, Mark
- Abstract
Transcutaneous multisegmental spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) has shown superior efficacy in modulating spinal locomotor circuits compared to single-site stimulation in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Building on these findings, we hypothesized that administering a single session of tSCS at multiple spinal segments may yield greater enhancements in muscle strength and gait function during stimulation compared to tSCS at only one or two segments. In our study, tSCS was applied at single segments (C5, L1, and Coc1), two segments (C5-L1, C5-Coc1, and L1-Coc1), or multisegments (C5-L1-Coc1) in a randomized order. We evaluated the 6-m walking test (6MWT) and maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) and assessed the Hmax/Mmax ratio during stimulation in ten individuals with incomplete motor SCI. Our findings indicate that multisegmental tSCS improved walking time and reduced spinal cord excitability, as measured by the Hmax/Mmax ratio, similar to some single or two-site tSCS interventions. However, only multisegmental tSCS resulted in increased tibialis anterior (TA) muscle strength. These results suggest that multisegmental tSCS holds promise for enhancing walking capacity, increasing muscle strength, and altering spinal cord excitability in individuals with incomplete SCI.
- Subjects
SPINAL cord; SPINAL cord injuries; MUSCLE contraction; MUSCLE strength; TIBIALIS anterior; H-reflex; NEURAL stimulation
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024, Vol 25, Issue 8, p4480
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms25084480