Transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation improves locomotor learning in healthy humans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ambulation is an essential aspect of daily living and is often impaired after brain and spinal cord injuries. Despite the implementation of standard neurorehabilitative care, locomotor recovery is often incomplete.

Objective

In this randomized, sham-controlled, double-blind, parallel design study, we aimed to determine if anodal transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (anodal tsDCS) could improve training effects on locomotion compared to sham (sham tsDCS) in healthy subjects.

Methods

43 participants underwent a single backwards locomotion training (BLT) session on a reverse treadmill with concurrent anodal (n = 22) or sham (n = 21) tsDCS. The primary outcome measure was speed gain measured 24 h post-training. We hypothesized that anodal tsDCS + BL

SUBMITTER: Awosika OO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7326485 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May - Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature