Intermittent theta burst stimulation modulates biceps brachii corticomotor excitability in individuals with tetraplegia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) is a form of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) that can increase corticomotor excitability of hand muscles in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The objective of this study was to determine the effect of iTBS on the corticomotor excitability of the biceps brachii in individuals with tetraplegia.

Methods

Ten individuals with low cervical SCI (C5-C8) and ten nonimpaired individuals completed three independent sessions. Motor evoked potentials (MEPs) served as our measure of corticomotor excitability and were collected before and after iTBS. MEPs were normalized by the electromyography corresponding to maximum voluntary contraction and analyzed using linear mixed effects models to determine the effe

SUBMITTER: Mittal N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9290267 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature