Motor priming to enhance the effect of physical therapy in people with spinal cord injury.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) is an emerging neurorehabilitation therapy for people with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Objective

The study aimed to test whether priming the sensorimotor system using BCI-controlled functional electrical stimulation (FES) before physical practice is more beneficial than physical practice alone.

Methods

Ten people with subacute SCI participated in a randomized control trial where the experimental (N = 5) group underwent BCI-FES priming (∼15 min) before physical practice (30 min), while the control (N = 5) group performed physical practice (40 min) of the dominant hand. The primary outcome measures were BCI accuracy, adherence, and perceived workload. The secondary outcome measures were manual muscle test, grip strength

SUBMITTER: Kumari R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11864022 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature