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Mateo S, Guillot A, Henkous S, Gelis A, Daligault S, Rode G, Collet C, Di Rienzo F. Implicit and explicit motor imagery ability after SCI: Moving the elbow makes the difference. Brain Res 2024; 1836:148911. [PMID: 38604558 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2024.148911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) causes dramatic sensorimotor deficits that restrict both activity and participation. Restoring activity and participation requires extensive upper limb rehabilitation focusing elbow and wrist movements, which can include motor imagery. Yet, it remains unclear whether MI ability is impaired or spared after SCI. We investigated implicit and explicit MI ability in individuals with C6 or C7 SCI (SCIC6 and SCIC7 groups), as well as in age- and gender-matched controls without SCI. Inspired by previous studies, implicit MI evaluations involved hand laterality judgments, hand orientation judgments (HOJT) and hand-object interaction judgments. Explicit MI evaluations involved mental chronometry assessments of physically possible or impossible movements due to the paralysis of upper limb muscles in both groups of participants with SCI. HOJT was the paradigm in which implicit MI ability profiles differed the most between groups, particularly in the SCIC6 group who had impaired elbow movements in the horizontal plane. MI ability profiles were similar between groups for explicit MI evaluations, but reflected task familiarity with higher durations in the case of unfamiliar movements in controls or attempt to perform movements which were no longer possible in persons with SCI. Present results, obtained from a homogeneous population of individuals with SCI, suggest that people with long-term SCI rely on embodied cognitive motor strategies, similar to controls. Differences found in behavioral response pattern during implicit MI mirrored the actual motor deficit, particularly during tasks that involved internal representations of affected body parts.
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- Sébastien Mateo
- Universite Lyon, UCBL-Lyon 1, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Trajectoires Team, Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, Bâtiment 452, 95 Boulevard Pinel, F-69675 Bron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France; Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Trajectoires Team, Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, Bâtiment 452, 95 Boulevard Pinel, F-69675 Bron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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- Universite Lyon, UCBL-Lyon 1, Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité, UR 7424, 27-29 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Henry Gabrielle, Plate-forme Mouvement et Handicap, 20 route de Vourles, F-69230, Saint Genis Laval, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France; Universite Lyon, UCBL-Lyon 1, Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité, UR 7424, 27-29 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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- Centre Mutualiste Neurologique Propara, 263 rue du Caducée, F-34090, Montpellier, Occitanie, France
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- CERMEP, Imagerie du Vivant, 95 Boulevard Pinel, F-69677 Bron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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- Universite Lyon, UCBL-Lyon 1, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Trajectoires Team, Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, Bâtiment 452, 95 Boulevard Pinel, F-69675 Bron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France; Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Trajectoires Team, Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, Bâtiment 452, 95 Boulevard Pinel, F-69675 Bron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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- Universite Lyon, UCBL-Lyon 1, Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité, UR 7424, 27-29 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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- Universite Lyon, UCBL-Lyon 1, Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité, UR 7424, 27-29 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
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Shenbagam M, Kamatham AT, Vijay P, Salimath S, Patwardhan S, Sikdar S, Kataria C, Mukherjee B. A Sonomyography-Based Muscle Computer Interface for Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury. IEEE J Biomed Health Inform 2024; 28:2713-2722. [PMID: 38285571 DOI: 10.1109/jbhi.2024.3359483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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Impairment of hand functions in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) severely disrupts activities of daily living. Recent advances have enabled rehabilitation assisted by robotic devices to augment the residual function of the muscles. Traditionally, electromyography-based muscle activity sensing interfaces have been utilized to sense volitional motor intent to drive robotic assistive devices. However, the dexterity and fidelity of control that can be achieved with electromyography-based control have been limited due to inherent limitations in signal quality. We have developed and tested a muscle-computer interface (MCI) utilizing sonomyography to provide control of a virtual cursor for individuals with motor-incomplete spinal cord injury. We demonstrate that individuals with SCI successfully gained control of a virtual cursor by utilizing contractions of muscles of the wrist joint. The sonomyography-based interface enabled control of the cursor at multiple graded levels demonstrating the ability to achieve accurate and stable endpoint control. Our sonomyography-based muscle-computer interface can enable dexterous control of upper-extremity assistive devices for individuals with motor-incomplete SCI.
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Lin HP, Xu Y, Zhang X, Woolley D, Zhao L, Liang W, Huang M, Cheng HJ, Zhang L, Wenderoth N. A usability study on mobile EMG-guided wrist extension training in subacute stroke patients-MyoGuide. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2024; 21:39. [PMID: 38515192 PMCID: PMC10956308 DOI: 10.1186/s12984-024-01334-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Effective stroke rehabilitation requires high-dose, repetitive-task training, especially during the early recovery phase. However, the usability of upper-limb rehabilitation technology in acute and subacute stroke survivors remains relatively unexplored. In this study, we introduce subacute stroke survivors to MyoGuide, a mobile training platform that employs surface electromyography (sEMG)-guided neurofeedback training that specifically targets wrist extension. Notably, the study emphasizes evaluating the platform's usability within clinical contexts. METHODS Seven subacute post-stroke patients (1 female, mean age 53.7 years, mean time post-stroke 58.9 days, mean duration per training session 48.9 min) and three therapists (one for eligibility screening, two for conducting training) participated in the study. Participants underwent ten days of supervised one-on-one wrist extension training with MyoGuide, which encompassed calibration, stability assessment, and dynamic tasks. All training records including the Level of Difficulty (LoD) and Stability Assessment Scores were recorded within the application. Usability was assessed through the System Usability Scale (SUS) and participants' willingness to continue home-based training was gauged through a self-developed survey post-training. Therapists also documented the daily performance of participants and the extent of support required. RESULTS The usability analysis yielded positive results, with a median SUS score of 82.5. Compared to the first session, participants significantly improved their performance at the final session as indicated by both the Stability Assessment Scores (p = 0.010, mean = 229.43, CI = [25.74-433.11]) and the LoD (p < 0.001; mean: 45.43, CI: [25.56-65.29]). The rate of progression differed based on the initial impairment levels of the patient. After training, participants expressed a keen interest in continuing home-based training. However, they also acknowledged challenges related to independently using the Myo armband and software. CONCLUSIONS This study introduces the MyoGuide training platform and demonstrates its usability in a clinical setting for stroke rehabilitation, with the assistance of a therapist. The findings support the potential of MyoGuide for wrist extension training in patients across a wide range of impairment levels. However, certain usability challenges, such as donning/doffing the armband and navigating the application, need to be addressed to enable independent MyoGuide training requiring only minimal supervision by a therapist.
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- Hao-Ping Lin
- Singapore-ETH Centre, Future Health Technologies Programme, CREATE campus, 1 Create Way, CREATE Tower, #06-01, Singapore, 138602, Singapore
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 16 Puhe Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110134, China
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Neural Control of Movement Lab, ETH Zurich, Gloriastrasse 37/39 GLC G17.2, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Neural Control of Movement Lab, ETH Zurich, Gloriastrasse 37/39 GLC G17.2, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 16 Puhe Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110134, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 16 Puhe Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110134, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 16 Puhe Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110134, China
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- Singapore-ETH Centre, Future Health Technologies Programme, CREATE campus, 1 Create Way, CREATE Tower, #06-01, Singapore, 138602, Singapore
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 16 Puhe Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110134, China
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- Singapore-ETH Centre, Future Health Technologies Programme, CREATE campus, 1 Create Way, CREATE Tower, #06-01, Singapore, 138602, Singapore.
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Neural Control of Movement Lab, ETH Zurich, Gloriastrasse 37/39 GLC G17.2, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland.
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Hsu HY, Yang KC, Yeh CH, Lin YC, Lin KR, Su FC, Kuo LC. A Tenodesis-Induced-Grip exoskeleton robot (TIGER) for assisting upper extremity functions in stroke patients: a randomized control study. Disabil Rehabil 2022; 44:7078-7086. [PMID: 34586927 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1980915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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PURPOSE This study was aimed toward developing a lightweight assisting tenodesis-induced-grip exoskeleton robot (TIGER) and to examine the performance of the TIGER in stroke patients with hemiplegia. METHODS This was a single-blinded, randomized control trial with pre-treatment, immediate post-treatment, and 12-week follow-up assessments. Thirty-four stroke patients were recruited and randomized to either an experimental or control group, where each participant in both groups underwent 40 min of training. In addition to a 20-min bout of regular task-specific motor training, each participant in the experimental group received 20 min of TIGER training, and the controls received 20 min of traditional occupational therapy in each treatment session. Primary outcomes based on the Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment of Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) were recorded. RESULTS Thirty-two patients (94.1%) completed the study: 17 and 15 patients in the experimental and control groups, respectively. Significant beneficial effects were found on the total score (ANCOVA, p = 0.006), the wrist score (ANCOVA, p = 0.037), and the hand score (ANCOVA, p = 0.006) for the FMA-UE in the immediate post-treatment assessment of the participants receiving the TIGER training. CONCLUSION The TIGER has beneficial effects on remediating upper limb impairments in chronic stroke patients. Clinical trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov; identifier NCT03713476Implications for rehabilitationBased on use-dependent plasticity concepts, robot training with the more distal segments of the upper extremities has a beneficial effect in patients with chronic stroke.A novel lightweight assisting tenodesis-induced-grip exoskeleton robot (TIGER) system using a mechanism involving musculotendinous coordination of the wrist and hand was proposed in this study.Between-group differences in changes in the upper limb motor performance were observed in the experimental group as compared to patients in the control group. For patients with chronic stroke, receiving 20 min of TIGER training in conjunction with 20 min of task-specific motor training led to clinically important changes in motor control and functioning of the affected upper limb.
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- Hsiu-Yun Hsu
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Medical Device Innovation Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Medical Device Innovation Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Medical Device Innovation Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Medical Device Innovation Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Brihmat N, Bayram MB, Allexandre D, Saleh S, Yue GH, Guan X, Zhong J, Forrest GF. High-Frequency rTMS Combined with Task-Specific Hand Motor Training Modulates Corticospinal Plasticity in Motor Complete Spinal Cord Injury: A case report. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2022; 2022:2385-2389. [PMID: 36085970 DOI: 10.1109/embc48229.2022.9871134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Since its first use in spinal cord injury (SCI) in the early 2000s [1], high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (HF-rTMS) demonstrated a capacity to modulate corticospinal excitability (CSE) and motor performance. Studies focused on individuals with incomplete SCI. Here, we examined the feasibility of a 15-day therapeutic stimulation protocol combining HF-rTMS with task-specific motor training targeting the weaker hand in an individual with early chronic complete SCI. In this case report, we present evidence of progressive increase of CSE at rest and during muscle activation, and decreased cortical inhibition, associated with a trend toward improvement in pinch function of the weaker hand. These promising findings need to be confirmed in a larger population. Clinical Relevance- These preliminary results are promising and demonstrate the importance of a large number of training session repetitions to induce consistent changes relevant to the recovery after a complete SCI.
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Lili L, Sunnerhagen KS, Rekand T, Alt Murphy M. Quantifying an Upper Extremity Everyday Task With 3D Kinematic Analysis in People With Spinal Cord Injury and Non-disabled Controls. Front Neurol 2021; 12:755790. [PMID: 34721277 PMCID: PMC8555709 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.755790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objectives: Upper extremity function after spinal cord injury (SCI) is an important factor for performance of activities of daily living. An objective assessment of upper extremity function preferably in purposeful daily tasks is essential in understanding its impact on real-life activities. This study aimed to identify which movement parameters of upper extremity, measured by kinematic analysis during a purposeful daily task, are impaired in people with cervical or thoracic SCI. Materials and Methods: The study included 29 adults (mean 59.5 years, 9 women and 20 men) with cervical (n = 19) or thoracic (n = 10) established complete (n = 15) or incomplete (n = 14) SCI, and 54 non-disabled controls with commensurable age and sex (mean 59 years, 15 women, 39 men). The 3D kinematic data were captured with a five-camera system during a standardized unilateral daily task (drinking from a glass). In SCI, the upper extremity functioning of each arm was assessed with Action Research Arm Test (ARAT). Having a full score in ARAT indicated full functioning; a score of <57 points indicated limited functioning. Kinematic data from full functioning arms (n = 27) and limited functioning arms (n = 30) in SCI were compared with the non-dominant arms (n = 54) in controls. Results: In the limited upper extremity functioning group, movement time, smoothness, arm abduction, wrist angle, trunk displacement, and inter-joint coordination, but not peak velocity of the hand, angular velocity of elbow, and relative time to peak velocity, all differed from controls. In the full upper extremity functioning group, arm abduction alone was significantly different from controls. Conclusions: The findings demonstrate that apart from measures of peak velocity, kinematic measures of movement quality including movement time, smoothness, trunk displacement, and joint angles are impaired in people with limited upper extremity functioning after SCI. The study provides robust results applicable to a representative population of individuals with established cervical or thoracic SCI. The results suggest that kinematic analysis might be useful for those with limited functioning in order to get a better understanding of the specific movement impairments in daily tasks after SCI.
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- Lamprini Lili
- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Clinical Neuroscience, Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Neurocare, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Clinical Neuroscience, Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Neurocare, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Clinical Neuroscience, Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Lili L, Sunnerhagen KS, Rekand T, Alt Murphy M. Associations between upper extremity functioning and kinematics in people with spinal cord injury. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2021; 18:147. [PMID: 34565401 PMCID: PMC8474732 DOI: 10.1186/s12984-021-00938-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Introduction More knowledge of the relationships between kinematic measures and clinical assessments is required to guide clinical decision making and future research. Objectives To determine which kinematic variables obtained during a drinking task were associated with clinical assessments of upper extremity functioning in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods In total, 25 individuals with chronic cervical (n = 17) or thoracic (n = 8) complete (n = 14) or motor incomplete (n = 11) SCI (mean age 58.4, SD 13.8) were included. Kinematic data, including movement time, smoothness and joint angles was captured with a 5-camera optoelectronic system during a unimanual drinking task. Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), Sollerman Hand Function Test (SHFT) and basic hand classification of the Upper Extremity Data Set (ISCI-Hand) were used as clinical assessments. Multiple regression analysis was used to identify kinematic variables associated with clinical assessments after controlling for potential confounding factors, such as, age, severity of SCI, sensory function, and hand surgery. Results Movement time, smoothness and movement pattern kinematics including trunk displacement, elbow and wrist joint angles were correlated (p < 0.05) with all three clinical scales while the velocity-related kinematics and inter-joint coordination showed low correlations. Multiple regression analysis revealed that wrist angle combined with movement time or smoothness explained 82% and 77% of the total variance in ARAT and SHFT, respectively. Wrist angle alone explained 59% of the variance in ISCI-Hand. The proprioception of the hand increased the explanatory power in the models of ARAT and SHFT. Associations between kinematics and clinical assessments in the subgroup with cervical SCI were equivalent to the whole group analyses. The number of participants in the subgroup with thoracic SCI was small and only allowed limited analysis. Conclusions Wrist angle, movement time, movement smoothness are the most important kinematic variables associated with upper extremity clinical assessments in people with SCI. The results are most valid for individuals with cervical SCI. All three assessments are appropriate for SCI. Further research with larger representative sample of thoracic SCI needed. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12984-021-00938-9.
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- Lamprini Lili
- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Clinical Neuroscience, Rehabilitation Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Per Dubbsgatan 14, 3rd Floor, 41345, Göteborg, Sweden. .,Department of Neurological Rehabilitation, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Clinical Neuroscience, Rehabilitation Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Per Dubbsgatan 14, 3rd Floor, 41345, Göteborg, Sweden.,Department of Neurological Rehabilitation, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Clinical Neuroscience, Rehabilitation Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Per Dubbsgatan 14, 3rd Floor, 41345, Göteborg, Sweden.,Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Clinical Neuroscience, Rehabilitation Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Per Dubbsgatan 14, 3rd Floor, 41345, Göteborg, Sweden.,Department of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
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McPherson AIW, Patel VV, Downey PR, Abbas Alvi A, Abbott ME, Stuart HS. Motor-Augmented Wrist-Driven Orthosis: Flexible Grasp Assistance for People with Spinal Cord Injury. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2020; 2020:4936-4940. [PMID: 33019095 DOI: 10.1109/embc44109.2020.9176037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This paper presents the design of a motor-augmented wrist-driven orthosis (MWDO) for improved grasp articulation for people with C6-C7 spinal cord injuries. Based on the traditional passive, wrist-driven orthotic (WDO) mechanism, the MWDO allows for both body-powered and motorized actuation of the grasping output thus enabling more flexible and dexterous operation. Here, the associated control scheme enables active decoupling of wrist and finger articulation, which can be useful during certain phases of manipulation tasks. An additional modification to the traditional WDO is the integration of a magnetic latch at the Distal Interphalangeal (DIP) joint allowing for improved pinching. These abilities are demonstrated with common activities of daily living (ADL).
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Beringer CR, Mansouri M, Fisher LE, Collinger JL, Munin MC, Boninger ML, Gaunt RA. The effect of wrist posture on extrinsic finger muscle activity during single joint movements. Sci Rep 2020; 10:8377. [PMID: 32433481 PMCID: PMC7239904 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65167-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Wrist posture impacts the muscle lengths and moment arms of the extrinsic finger muscles that cross the wrist. As a result, the electromyographic (EMG) activity associated with digit movement at different wrist postures must also change. We sought to quantify the posture-dependence of extrinsic finger muscle activity using bipolar fine-wire electrodes inserted into the extrinsic finger muscles of able-bodied subjects during unrestricted wrist and finger movements across the entire range of motion. EMG activity of all the recorded finger muscles were significantly different (p < 0.05, ANOVA) when performing the same digit movement in five different wrist postures. Depending on the wrist posture, EMG activity changed by up to 70% in individual finger muscles for the same movement, with the highest levels of activity observed in finger extensors when the wrist was extended. Similarly, finger flexors were most active when the wrist was flexed. For the finger flexors, EMG variations with wrist posture were most prominent for index finger muscles, while the EMG activity of all finger extensor muscles were modulated in a similar way across all digits. In addition to comprehensively quantifying the effect of wrist posture on extrinsic finger EMG activity in able-bodied subjects, these results may contribute to designing control algorithms for myoelectric prosthetic hands in the future.
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- Carl R Beringer
- Rehab Neural Engineering Labs, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
- Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Rehab Neural Engineering Labs, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Rehab Neural Engineering Labs, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
- Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Rehab Neural Engineering Labs, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
- Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Rehab Neural Engineering Labs, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, USA
- McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, USA
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- Rehab Neural Engineering Labs, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
- Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
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Bushkov FA, Romanovskaya EV, Usanova EV, Razumov AN, Sichinava NV. [Funtional tenodesis as a predictor of functional outcome in patients with cervical tetraplegia]. VOPROSY KURORTOLOGII, FIZIOTERAPII, I LECHEBNOĬ FIZICHESKOĬ KULTURY 2020; 97:5-12. [PMID: 32207703 DOI: 10.17116/kurort2020970115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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AIM To determine the value of functional tenodesis (FT) of the hand as a predictor of the degree of disability in patients with cervical tetraplegia (CT) at different periods after a spinal injury. MATERIAL AND METHODS We examined 190 patients (79% - men) with CT (92.5% of cases of traumatic origin) at the age of 27 [21.0; 36.0] years with a neurological level of CІІІ-DІ, and a share of complete motor damage (A - B according to AIS) 70%. The examination included determination of neurological, motor levels and completeness of spinal cord injury (according to ISNSCI), assessment of functional independence (FIM motor domain), FT of the hand, and the severity of contractures of the joints of the hand. Using logit-regression analysis, creation of contingency tables, ROC analysis, depending on the timing of spinal injury, 4 classification models were studied: Disease duration less than 6 months, assessment of the functional outcome 6 months after spinal injury (model A); disease duration less than 6 months, assessment after 12 months (model B); disease duration less than 12 months, assessment after 12 months (model C); disease duration more than 12 months, evaluation after more than 12 months (model D, primary one). RESULTS FT developed in the first 6 months after spinal injury in 12 (24%) patients, in 6-12 months - in 15 patients (20%), in more than 12 months - in 1 (less than 1%) patient. The incidence of joint contractures of the hand in group A (20%) and C (24%) did not have a statistical difference (χ2=0.22; p=0.64). Hand contractures in the first 6 months were observed in 20% of patients, in the first 12 months - in 24%, more than 12 months after spinal injury - in 28% of patients. In model A, the FT sensitivity was 80%, specificity was 64%, AUC - 0.65; in model B - 85%, 36%, 0.36, respectively; in model C (log-regression χ2=19.1; p was not determined) - 69%, 100%, 0.59, respectively; in model D (log-regression χ2=55.3; p was not determined) - 65%, 100%, 0.71, respectively. CONCLUSION FT and contracture of the joints of the hand form during the first year after the debut of CT. As a predictor of a pronounced limitation of self-care, the sensitivity of FT in the first 6 months after spinal injury was 80-85%, in the later period, the specificity of FT was 100%, and sensitivity was 65-69%; in general, the predictive power of FT was low (AUC 0.36-0.71) and increased with the assessment of the functional outcome in the period of more than 12 months after the injury.
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- F A Bushkov
- Preodolenie Rehabilitation Center, Moscow, Russia
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- Preodolenie Rehabilitation Center, Moscow, Russia
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- Moscow Centre for Research and Practice in Medical Rehabilitation, Restorative and Sports Medicine of the Department of Healthcare of Moscow, Moscow, Russia
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- Moscow Centre for Research and Practice in Medical Rehabilitation, Restorative and Sports Medicine of the Department of Healthcare of Moscow, Moscow, Russia
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Bishop PJ. Testing the function of dromaeosaurid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) 'sickle claws' through musculoskeletal modelling and optimization. PeerJ 2019; 7:e7577. [PMID: 31523517 PMCID: PMC6717499 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Dromaeosaurids were a clade of bird-like, carnivorous dinosaurs that are well known for their characteristic morphology of pedal digit II, which bore an enlarged, sickle-shaped claw and permitted an extreme range of flexion–extension. Proposed functions for the claw often revolve around predation, but the exact manner of use varies widely. Musculoskeletal modelling provides an avenue to quantitatively investigate the biomechanics of this enigmatic system, and thereby test different behavioural hypotheses. Here, a musculoskeletal model of the hindlimb and pes of Deinonychus was developed, and mathematical optimization was used to assess the factors that maximize production of force at the claw tip. Optimization revealed that more crouched hindlimb postures (i.e., more flexed knees and ankles) and larger flexor muscle volumes consistently increased claw forces, although the optimal degree of digit flexion or extension depended on assumptions of muscle activity and fibre operating range. Interestingly, the magnitude of force capable of being produced at the claw tip was relatively small, arguing against regular transmission of a large proportion of body weight into a substrate principally via the claw tip. Such transmission would therefore likely have needed to occur via more proximal parts of the foot. Collectively, the results best support a grasping function for digit II (e.g., restraint of prey smaller than the dromaeosaurid’s own body size), although other behaviours involving flexed hindlimbs cannot be excluded.
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- Peter J Bishop
- Structure and Motion Laboratory, Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, United Kingdom.,Geosciences Program, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Schneider S, Popp WL, Brogioli M, Albisser U, Ortmann S, Velstra IM, Demko L, Gassert R, Curt A. Predicting upper limb compensation during prehension tasks in tetraplegic spinal cord injured patients using a single wearable sensor. IEEE Int Conf Rehabil Robot 2019; 2019:1000-1006. [PMID: 31374760 DOI: 10.1109/icorr.2019.8779561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Upper limb (UL) compensation is a common strategy of patients with a high spinal cord injury (SCI), i.e., tetraplegic patients, to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) despite their sensorimotor deficits. Currently, an objective and sensitive tool to assess UL compensation, which is applicable in the clinical routine and in the daily life of patients, is missing. In this work, we propose a metric to quantify this compensation using a single inertial measurement unit (IMU). The spread of forearm pitch angles of an IMU attached to the wrist of 17 SCI patients and 18 healthy controls performing six prehension tasks of the graded redefined assessment of strength, sensibility and prehension (GRASSP) was extracted. Using the spread of the forearm pitch angles, a classification of UL compensation was possible with very good to excellent accuracies in all six different prehension tasks. Furthermore, the spread of forearm pitch angles correlated moderately to very strongly with qualitative and quantitative GRASSP prehension scores and the task duration. Therefore, we conclude that our proposed method has a high potential to classify compensation accurately and objectively and might be used to quantify the degree of UL compensation in ADLs. Thus, this method could be implemented in clinical trials investigating the effectiveness of interventions targeting UL functions.
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Georgiou TA, Asnaghi D, Liang A, Agogino AM. The Sparthan Three-Dimensional Printed Exo-Glove: A Preliminary Evaluation of Performance Via Case Study. J Med Device 2019. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4043976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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This paper describes the development and testing of a low-cost three-dimensional (3D) printed wearable hand exoskeleton to assist people with limited finger mobility and grip strength. The function of the presented orthosis is to support and enable light intensity activities of daily living and improve the ability to grasp and hold objects. The Sparthan Exoskeleton prototype utilizes a cable-driven design applied to individual digits with motors. The initial prototype is presented in this paper along with a preliminary evaluation of durability and performance efficacy.
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- Tomás A. Georgiou
- Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 e-mail:
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- Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 e-mail:
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- Biongineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 e-mail:
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- Professor Fellow ASME Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 e-mail:
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Grasse KM, Hays SA, Rahebi KC, Warren VS, Garcia EA, Wigginton JG, Kilgard MP, Rennaker RL. A suite of automated tools to quantify hand and wrist motor function after cervical spinal cord injury. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2019; 16:48. [PMID: 30975167 PMCID: PMC6458684 DOI: 10.1186/s12984-019-0518-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background Cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI) often causes chronic upper extremity disability. Reliable measurement of arm function is critical for development of therapies to improve recovery after cSCI. In this study, we report a suite of automated rehabilitative tools to allow simple, quantitative assessment of hand and wrist motor function. Methods We measured range of motion and force production using these devices in cSCI participants with a range of upper limb disability and in neurologically intact participants at two time points separated by approximately 4 months. Additionally, we determined whether measures collected with the rehabilitative tools correlated with standard upper limb assessments, including the Graded Redefined Assessment of Strength, Sensibility, and Prehension (GRASSP) and the Jebsen Hand Function Test (JHFT). Results We find that the rehabilitative devices are useful to provide assessment of upper limb function in physical units over time in SCI participants and are well-correlated with standard assessments. Conclusions These results indicate that these tools represent a reliable system for longitudinal evaluation of upper extremity function after cSCI and may provide a framework to assess the efficacy of strategies aimed at improving recovery of upper limb function. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12984-019-0518-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Katelyn M Grasse
- The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Biomedical Device Center800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX, 75080-3021, USA.,The University of Texas at Dallas, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX, 75080-3021, USA
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- The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Biomedical Device Center800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX, 75080-3021, USA. .,The University of Texas at Dallas, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX, 75080-3021, USA. .,The University of Texas at Dallas, School of Behavioral Brain Sciences, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX, 75080-3021, USA.
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- The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Biomedical Device Center800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX, 75080-3021, USA
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- The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Biomedical Device Center800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX, 75080-3021, USA
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- The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Biomedical Device Center800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX, 75080-3021, USA
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- The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Biomedical Device Center800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX, 75080-3021, USA
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- The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Biomedical Device Center800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX, 75080-3021, USA.,The University of Texas at Dallas, School of Behavioral Brain Sciences, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX, 75080-3021, USA
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- The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Biomedical Device Center800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX, 75080-3021, USA.,The University of Texas at Dallas, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX, 75080-3021, USA.,The University of Texas at Dallas, School of Behavioral Brain Sciences, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX, 75080-3021, USA
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Britten L, Coats RO, Ichiyama RM, Raza W, Jamil F, Astill SL. The effect of task symmetry on bimanual reach-to-grasp movements after cervical spinal cord injury. Exp Brain Res 2018; 236:3101-3111. [PMID: 30132041 PMCID: PMC6223837 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-018-5354-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Injury to the cervical spinal cord results in deficits in bimanual control, reducing functional independence and quality of life. Despite this, little research has investigated the control strategies which underpin bimanual arm/hand movements following cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI). Using kinematics and surface electromyography this study explored how task symmetry affects bimanual control, in patients with an acute cSCI (< 6 m post injury), as they performed naturalistic bimanual reach-to-grasp actions (to objects at 50% and 70% of their maximal reach distance), and how this differs compared to uninjured age-matched controls. Twelve adults with a cSCI (mean age 69.25 years), with lesions at C3–C8, categorized by the American Spinal Injury Impairment Scale (AIS) at C or D and 12 uninjured age-matched controls (AMC) (mean age 69.29 years) were recruited. Participants with a cSCI produced reach-to-grasp actions which took longer, were slower, less smooth and had longer deceleration phases than AMC (p < 0.05). Participants with a cSCI were less synchronous than AMC at peak velocity and just prior to object pick up (p < 0.05), but both groups ended the movement in a synchronous fashion. Peak muscle activity occurred just prior to object pick up for both groups. While there seems to be a greater reliance on the deceleration phase of the movement, we observed minimal disruption of the more impaired limb on the less impaired limb and no additional effects of task symmetry on bimanual control. Further research is needed to determine how to take advantage of this retained bimanual control in therapy.
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- Laura Britten
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Yorkshire Regional Spinal Injuries Centre, Pinderfields General Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield, WF1 4DG, UK
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- Yorkshire Regional Spinal Injuries Centre, Pinderfields General Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield, WF1 4DG, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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López-Larraz E, Escolano C, Montesano L, Minguez J. Reactivating the Dormant Motor Cortex After Spinal Cord Injury With EEG Neurofeedback: A Case Study With a Chronic, Complete C4 Patient. Clin EEG Neurosci 2018; 50:1550059418792153. [PMID: 30084262 DOI: 10.1177/1550059418792153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) patients present poor motor cortex activation during movement attempts. The reactivation of this brain region can be beneficial for them, for instance, allowing them to use brain-machine interfaces for motor rehabilitation or restoration. These brain-machine interfacess generally use electroencephalography (EEG) to measure the cortical activation during the attempts of movement, quantifying it as the event-related desynchronization (ERD) of the alpha/mu rhythm. Based on previous evidence showing that higher tonic EEG alpha power is associated with higher ERD, we hypothesized that artificially increasing the alpha power over the motor cortex of these patients could enhance their ERD (ie, motor cortical activation) during movement attempts. We used EEG neurofeedback (NF) to enhance the tonic EEG alpha power, providing real-time visual feedback of the alpha oscillations measured over the motor cortex. This approach was evaluated in a C4, ASIA A, SCI patient (9 months after the injury) who did not present ERD during the movement attempts of his paralyzed hands. The patient performed 4 NF sessions (in 4 consecutive days) and screenings of his EEG activity before and after each session. After the intervention, the patient presented a significant increase in the alpha power over the motor cortex, and a significant enhancement of the mu ERD in the contralateral motor cortex when he attempted to close the assessed right hand. As a proof of concept investigation, this article shows how a short NF intervention might be used to enhance the motor cortical activation in patients with chronic tetraplegia.
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- Eduardo López-Larraz
- 1 Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- 2 Departamento de Informática e Ingeniería de Sistemas, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- 3 Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería de Aragón (I3A), Zaragoza, Spain
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- 2 Departamento de Informática e Ingeniería de Sistemas, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- 3 Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería de Aragón (I3A), Zaragoza, Spain
- 4 Bit&Brain Technologies SL, Zaragoza, Spain
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- 2 Departamento de Informática e Ingeniería de Sistemas, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- 3 Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería de Aragón (I3A), Zaragoza, Spain
- 4 Bit&Brain Technologies SL, Zaragoza, Spain
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- 2 Departamento de Informática e Ingeniería de Sistemas, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- 3 Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería de Aragón (I3A), Zaragoza, Spain
- 4 Bit&Brain Technologies SL, Zaragoza, Spain
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Mateo S, Reilly KT, Collet C, Rode G. Descriptive pilot study of vividness and temporal equivalence during motor imagery training after quadriplegia. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2018; 61:300-308. [PMID: 29944923 DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Motor imagery (MI) training is often used to improve physical practice (PP), and the functional equivalence between imagined and practiced movements is widely considered essential for positive training outcomes. OBJECTIVE We previously showed that a 5-week MI training program improved tenodesis grasp in individuals with C6-C7 quadriplegia. Here we investigated whether functional equivalence changed during the course of this training program. METHODS In this descriptive pilot study, we retrospectively analyzed data for 6 individuals with C6-C7 quadriplegia (spinal cord injured [SCI]) and 6 healthy age-matched controls who trained for 5 weeks in visual and kinesthetic motor imagery or visualization of geometric shapes (controls). Before training, we assessed MI ability by using the Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire (KVIQ). We analyzed functional equivalence by vividness measured on a visual analog scale (0-100) and MI/PP time ratios computed from imagined and physically practiced movement durations measured during MI training. These analyses were re-run considering that half of the participants with quadriplegia were good imagers and the other half were poor imagers based on KVIQ scores. To investigate generalization of training effects, we analyzed MI/PP ratios for an untrained pointing task before (3 baseline measures), immediately after, and 2 months after training. RESULTS During MI training, imagery vividness increased significantly. Only the good imagers evolved toward temporal equivalence during training. Good imagers were also the only participants who showed changes in temporal equivalence on the untrained pointing task. CONCLUSION This is the first study reporting improvement in functional equivalence during an MI training program that improved tenodesis grasp in individuals with C6-C7 quadriplegia. We recommend that clinical MI programs focus primarily on vividness and suggest that feedback about movement duration could potentially improve temporal equivalence, which could in turn lead to further improvement in PP.
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- Sébastien Mateo
- Inserm U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, ImpAct Team, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 69676 Lyon, France; Plate-forme Mouvement et Handicap, Hospices Civils de Lyon, hôpital Henry Gabrielle, 69000 Lyon, France; École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS UMR5672, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 69007 Lyon, France; Laboratoire interuniversitaire de la biologie de la motricité LIBM, équipe d'Accueil 7424, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 69622 Villeurbanne cedex, France.
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- Inserm U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, ImpAct Team, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 69676 Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire interuniversitaire de la biologie de la motricité LIBM, équipe d'Accueil 7424, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 69622 Villeurbanne cedex, France
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- Inserm U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, ImpAct Team, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 69676 Lyon, France; Plate-forme Mouvement et Handicap, Hospices Civils de Lyon, hôpital Henry Gabrielle, 69000 Lyon, France
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The natural course of passive tenodesis grip in individuals with spinal cord injury with preserved wrist extension power but paralyzed fingers and thumbs. Spinal Cord 2018; 56:900-906. [DOI: 10.1038/s41393-018-0137-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Revised: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Lei Y, Perez MA. Phase-dependent deficits during reach-to-grasp after human spinal cord injury. J Neurophysiol 2017; 119:251-261. [PMID: 28931614 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00542.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Most cervical spinal cord injuries result in asymmetrical functional impairments in hand and arm function. However, the extent to which reach-to-grasp movements are affected in humans with incomplete cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) remains poorly understood. Using kinematics and electromyographic (EMG) recordings in hand and arm muscles we studied the different phases of unilateral self-paced reach-to-grasp movements (arm acceleration, hand opening and closing) to a small cylinder in the more and less affected arms of individuals with cervical SCI and in age-matched controls. We found that SCI subjects showed prolonged movement duration in both arms during arm acceleration, and hand opening and closing compared with controls. Notably, the more affected arm showed an additional increase in movement duration at the time to close the hand compared with the less affected arm. Also, the time at which the index finger and thumb contacted the object and the variability of finger movement trajectory were increased in the more compared with the less affected arm of SCI participants. Participants with prolonged movement duration during hand closing were those with more pronounced deficits in sensory function. The muscle activation ratio between the first dorsal interosseous and abductor pollicis brevis muscles decreased during hand closing in the more compared with the less affected arm of SCI participants. Our results suggest that deficits in movement kinematics during reach-to-grasp movements are more pronounced at the time to close the hand in the more affected arm of SCI participants, likely related to deficits in EMG muscle activation and sensory function. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Humans with cervical spinal cord injury usually present asymmetrical functional impairments in hand and arm function. Here, we demonstrate for the first time that deficits in movement kinematics during reaching and grasping movements are more pronounced at the time to close the hand in the more affected arm of spinal cord injury. We suggest that this is in part related to deficits in muscle activation ratios between hand muscles and a decrease in sensory function.
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- Yuming Lei
- University of Miami, Department of Neurological Surgery, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miami, Florida.,Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Miami, Florida
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- University of Miami, Department of Neurological Surgery, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miami, Florida.,Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Miami, Florida
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Britten L, Coats R, Ichiyama R, Raza W, Jamil F, Astill S. Bimanual reach to grasp movements after cervical spinal cord injury. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0175457. [PMID: 28384247 PMCID: PMC5383293 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Injury to the cervical spinal cord results in bilateral deficits in arm/hand function reducing functional independence and quality of life. To date little research has been undertaken to investigate control strategies of arm/hand movements following cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI). This study aimed to investigate unimanual and bimanual coordination in patients with acute cSCI using 3D kinematic analysis as they performed naturalistic reach to grasp actions with one hand, or with both hands together (symmetrical task), and compare this to the movement patterns of uninjured younger and older adults. Eighteen adults with a cSCI (mean 61.61 years) with lesions at C4-C8, with an American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) grade B to D and 16 uninjured younger adults (mean 23.68 years) and sixteen uninjured older adults (mean 70.92 years) were recruited. Participants with a cSCI produced reach-to-grasp actions which took longer, were slower, and had longer deceleration phases than uninjured participants. These differences were exacerbated during bimanual reach-to-grasp tasks. Maximal grasp aperture was no different between groups, but reached earlier by people with cSCI. Participants with a cSCI were less synchronous than younger and older adults but all groups used the deceleration phase for error correction to end the movement in a synchronous fashion. Overall, this study suggests that after cSCI a level of bimanual coordination is retained. While there seems to be a greater reliance on feedback to produce both the reach to grasp, we observed minimal disruption of the more impaired limb on the less impaired limb. This suggests that bimanual movements should be integrated into therapy.
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- Laura Britten
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Yorkshire Regional Spinal Injuries Centre, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield, United Kingdom
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- Yorkshire Regional Spinal Injuries Centre, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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de los Reyes-Guzmán A, Dimbwadyo-Terrer I, Pérez-Nombela S, Monasterio-Huelin F, Torricelli D, Pons JL, Gil-Agudo A. Novel kinematic indices for quantifying upper limb ability and dexterity after cervical spinal cord injury. Med Biol Eng Comput 2016; 55:833-844. [DOI: 10.1007/s11517-016-1555-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Mateo S, Di Rienzo F, Reilly KT, Revol P, Delpuech C, Daligault S, Guillot A, Jacquin-Courtois S, Luauté J, Rossetti Y, Collet C, Rode G. Improvement of grasping after motor imagery in C6-C7 tetraplegia: A kinematic and MEG pilot study. Restor Neurol Neurosci 2016; 33:543-55. [PMID: 26409412 DOI: 10.3233/rnn-140466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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PURPOSE Grasp recovery after C6-C7-spinal cord injury (SCI) requires learning "tenodesis grasp" whereby active wrist extension elicits passive thumb-to-forefinger and finger-to-palm flexion. Evidence that motor imagery (MI) promotes upper limb function after tetraplegia is growing, but whether MI potentiates grasp recovery in C6-C7-SCI individuals who have successfully learned the "tenodesis grasp" remains unknown. METHODS Six chronic stable C6-C7-SCI inpatients and six healthy control participants were included. C6-C7-SCI participants imagined grasping movements and controls visualized geometric forms for 45 minutes, three times a week for five weeks. Three separate measures taken over a five week period before the intervention formed the baseline. Intervention effects were assessed immediately after the intervention and eight weeks later. Each testing session consisted of kinematic recordings during reach-to-grasp and magnetoencephalographic (MEG) recordings during wrist extension. RESULTS During baseline, kinematic wrist extension angle during "tenodesis grasp" and MEG contralateral sensorimotor cortex (cSMC) activity during wrist extension were stable. Moreover, SCI participants exhibited a greater number of voxels within cSMC than controls. After MI sessions, wrist extension angle increased during "tenodesis grasp" and the number of voxels within cSMC during wrist extension decreased and became similar to controls. CONCLUSION These findings provide further support for the use of MI to reinforce a compensatory grasping movement (tenodesis) and induce brain plasticity.
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- Sébastien Mateo
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, ImpAct Team, F-69676 Lyon, France.,Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Henry Gabrielle, Plate-forme Mouvement et Handicap, F-69000 Lyon, France.,Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport, Equipe d'Accueil 647, Performance Motrice, Mentale et du Matériel, 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport, Equipe d'Accueil 647, Performance Motrice, Mentale et du Matériel, 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, ImpAct Team, F-69676 Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, ImpAct Team, F-69676 Lyon, France.,Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Henry Gabrielle, Plate-forme Mouvement et Handicap, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- CERMEP - imagerie du vivant, Bron, France.,Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Dycog Team, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport, Equipe d'Accueil 647, Performance Motrice, Mentale et du Matériel, 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France.,Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, ImpAct Team, F-69676 Lyon, France.,Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Henry Gabrielle, Plate-forme Mouvement et Handicap, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, ImpAct Team, F-69676 Lyon, France.,Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Henry Gabrielle, Plate-forme Mouvement et Handicap, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, ImpAct Team, F-69676 Lyon, France.,Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Henry Gabrielle, Plate-forme Mouvement et Handicap, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport, Equipe d'Accueil 647, Performance Motrice, Mentale et du Matériel, 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, ImpAct Team, F-69676 Lyon, France.,Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Henry Gabrielle, Plate-forme Mouvement et Handicap, F-69000 Lyon, France
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Mateo S, Di Rienzo F, Bergeron V, Guillot A, Collet C, Rode G. Motor imagery reinforces brain compensation of reach-to-grasp movement after cervical spinal cord injury. Front Behav Neurosci 2015; 9:234. [PMID: 26441568 PMCID: PMC4566051 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Individuals with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) that causes tetraplegia are challenged with dramatic sensorimotor deficits. However, certain rehabilitation techniques may significantly enhance their autonomy by restoring reach-to-grasp movements. Among others, evidence of motor imagery (MI) benefits for neurological rehabilitation of upper limb movements is growing. This literature review addresses MI effectiveness during reach-to-grasp rehabilitation after tetraplegia. Among articles from MEDLINE published between 1966 and 2015, we selected ten studies including 34 participants with C4 to C7 tetraplegia and 22 healthy controls published during the last 15 years. We found that MI of possible non-paralyzed movements improved reach-to-grasp performance by: (i) increasing both tenodesis grasp capabilities and muscle strength; (ii) decreasing movement time (MT), and trajectory variability; and (iii) reducing the abnormally increased brain activity. MI can also strengthen motor commands by potentiating recruitment and synchronization of motoneurons, which leads to improved recovery. These improvements reflect brain adaptations induced by MI. Furthermore, MI can be used to control brain-computer interfaces (BCI) that successfully restore grasp capabilities. These results highlight the growing interest for MI and its potential to recover functional grasping in individuals with tetraplegia, and motivate the need for further studies to substantiate it.
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- Sébastien Mateo
- ImpAct Team, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292 Lyon, France ; Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Henry Gabrielle, Plateforme Mouvement et Handicap Lyon, France ; Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport, EA 647, Performance Motrice, Mentale et du Matériel, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon Villeurbanne, France ; Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS UMR5672 Lyon, France
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- Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport, EA 647, Performance Motrice, Mentale et du Matériel, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon Villeurbanne, France
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- Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS UMR5672 Lyon, France
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- Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport, EA 647, Performance Motrice, Mentale et du Matériel, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon Villeurbanne, France ; Institut Universitaire de France Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport, EA 647, Performance Motrice, Mentale et du Matériel, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon Villeurbanne, France
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- ImpAct Team, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292 Lyon, France ; Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Henry Gabrielle, Plateforme Mouvement et Handicap Lyon, France
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Mateo S, Roby-Brami A, Reilly KT, Rossetti Y, Collet C, Rode G. Upper limb kinematics after cervical spinal cord injury: a review. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2015; 12:9. [PMID: 25637224 PMCID: PMC4417243 DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-12-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Although a number of upper limb kinematic studies have been conducted, no review actually addresses the key-features of open-chain upper limb movements after cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). The aim of this literature review is to provide a clear understanding of motor control and kinematic changes during open-chain upper limb reaching, reach-to-grasp, overhead movements, and fast elbow flexion movements after tetraplegia. Using data from MEDLINE between 1966 and December 2014, we examined temporal and spatial kinematic measures and when available electromyographic recordings. We included fifteen control case and three series case studies with a total of 164 SCI participants and 131 healthy control participants. SCI participants efficiently performed a broad range of tasks with their upper limb and movements were planned and executed with strong kinematic invariants like movement endpoint accuracy and minimal cost. Our review revealed that elbow extension without triceps brachii relies on increased scapulothoracic and glenohumeral movements providing a dynamic coupling between shoulder and elbow. Furthermore, contrary to normal grasping patterns where grasping is prepared during the transport phase, reaching and grasping are performed successively after SCI. The prolonged transport phase ensures correct hand placement while the grasping relies on wrist extension eliciting either whole hand or lateral grip. One of the main kinematic characteristics observed after tetraplegia is motor slowing attested by increased movement time. This could be caused by (i) decreased strength, (ii) triceps brachii paralysis which disrupts normal agonist-antagonist co-contractions, (iii) accuracy preservation at movement endpoint, and/or (iv) grasping relying on tenodesis. Another feature is a reduction of maximal superior reaching during overhead movements which could be caused by i) strength deficit in agonist muscles like pectoralis major, ii) strength deficit in proximal synergic muscles responsible for scapulothoracic and glenohumeral joint stability, iii) strength deficit in distal synergic muscles preventing the maintenance of elbow extension by shoulder elbow dynamic coupling, iv) shoulder joint ankyloses, and/or v) shoulder pain. Further studies on open chain movements are needed to identify the contribution of each of these factors in order to tailor upper limb rehabilitation programs for SCI individuals.
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- Sébastien Mateo
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1028; CNRS UMR5292; Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, ImpAct Team, F-69676, Lyon, France.
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Henry Gabrielle, Mouvement et Handicap, F-69000, Lyon, France.
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport, EA 647, Performance Motrice, Mentale et du Matériel, F-69621, Villeurbanne, France.
- Service de Médecine Physique et Réadaptation, Hôpital Henry Gabrielle, 20 route de Vourles, F-69230, Saint Genis Laval, France.
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- Université de Paris, Université Paris 6, UPMC, Institut des systèmes intelligents et de robotique, CNRS UMR 7222, équipe Agathe INSERM U 1150, F-75006, Paris, France.
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1028; CNRS UMR5292; Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, ImpAct Team, F-69676, Lyon, France.
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1028; CNRS UMR5292; Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, ImpAct Team, F-69676, Lyon, France.
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Henry Gabrielle, Mouvement et Handicap, F-69000, Lyon, France.
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport, EA 647, Performance Motrice, Mentale et du Matériel, F-69621, Villeurbanne, France.
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1028; CNRS UMR5292; Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, ImpAct Team, F-69676, Lyon, France.
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Henry Gabrielle, Mouvement et Handicap, F-69000, Lyon, France.
- Service de Médecine Physique et Réadaptation, Hôpital Henry Gabrielle, 20 route de Vourles, F-69230, Saint Genis Laval, France.
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Modulation of hand aperture during reaching in persons with incomplete cervical spinal cord injury. Exp Brain Res 2014; 233:871-84. [PMID: 25511164 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-014-4163-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Accepted: 11/27/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The intact neuromotor system prepares for object grasp by first opening the hand to an aperture that is scaled according to object size and then closing the hand around the object. After cervical spinal cord injury (SCI), hand function is significantly impaired, but the degree to which object-specific hand aperture scaling is affected remains unknown. Here, we hypothesized that persons with incomplete cervical SCI have a reduced maximum hand opening capacity but exhibit novel neuromuscular coordination strategies that permit object-specific hand aperture scaling during reaching. To test this hypothesis, we measured hand kinematics and surface electromyography from seven muscles of the hand and wrist during attempts at maximum hand opening as well as reaching for four balls of different diameters. Our results showed that persons with SCI exhibited significantly reduced maximum hand aperture compared to able-bodied (AB) controls. However, persons with SCI preserved the ability to scale peak hand aperture with ball size during reaching. Persons with SCI also used distinct muscle coordination patterns that included increased co-activity of flexors and extensors at the wrist and hand compared to AB controls. These results suggest that motor planning for aperture modulation is preserved even though execution is limited by constraints on hand opening capacity and altered muscle co-activity. Thus, persons with incomplete cervical SCI may benefit from rehabilitation aimed at increasing hand opening capacity and reducing flexor-extensor co-activity at the wrist and hand.
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Di Rienzo F, Guillot A, Mateo S, Daligault S, Delpuech C, Rode G, Collet C. Neuroplasticity of imagined wrist actions after spinal cord injury: a pilot study. Exp Brain Res 2014; 233:291-302. [PMID: 25300960 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-014-4114-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Motor imagery (MI - i.e., the mental representation of an action without physically executing it) stimulates brain motor networks and promotes motor learning after spinal cord injury (SCI). An interesting issue is whether the brain networks controlling MI are being reorganized with reference to spared motor functions. In this pilot study, we tested using magnetoencephalography (MEG) whether changes in cortical recruitment during MI were related to the motor changes elicited by rehabilitation. Over a 1-year period of inclusion, C6 SCI participants (n = 4) met stringent criteria for inclusion in a rehabilitation program focused on the tenodesis prehension (i.e., a compensatory prehension enabling seizing of objects in spite of hand and forearm muscles paralysis). After an extended baseline period of 5 weeks including repeated MEG and chronometric assessments of motor performance, MI training was embedded to the classical course of physiotherapy for five additional weeks. Posttest MEG and motor performance data were collected. A group of matched healthy control participants underwent a similar procedure. The MI intervention resulted in changes in the variability of the wrist extensions, i.e., a key movement of the tenodesis grasp (p < .05). Interestingly, the extent of cortical recruitment, quantified by the number of MEG activation sources recorded within Brodmann areas 1-8 during MI of the wrist extension, significantly predicted actual movement variability changes across sessions (p < .001). However, no such relationship was present for movement times. Repeated measurements afforded a reliable statistical power (range .70-.97). This pilot study does not provide straightforward evidence of MI efficacy, which would require a randomized controlled trial. Nonetheless, the data showed that the relationship between action and imagery of spared actions may be preserved after SCI.
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- Franck Di Rienzo
- Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport (EA 647), Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 27-29 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622, Villeurbanne Cedex, France,
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Di Rienzo F, Guillot A, Mateo S, Daligault S, Delpuech C, Rode G, Collet C. Neuroplasticity of prehensile neural networks after quadriplegia. Neuroscience 2014; 274:82-92. [PMID: 24857709 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Revised: 05/06/2014] [Accepted: 05/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Targeting cortical neuroplasticity through rehabilitation-based practice is believed to enhance functional recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI). While prehensile performance is severely disturbed after C6-C7 SCI, subjects with tetraplegia can learn a compensatory passive prehension using the tenodesis effect. During tenodesis, an active wrist extension triggers a passive flexion of the fingers allowing grasping. We investigated whether motor imagery training could promote activity-dependent neuroplasticity and improve prehensile tenodesis performance. SCI participants (n=6) and healthy participants (HP, n=6) took part in a repeated measurement design. After an extended baseline period of 3 weeks including repeated magnetoencephalography (MEG) measurements, MI training was embedded within the classical course of physiotherapy for 5 additional weeks (three sessions per week). An immediate MEG post-test and a follow-up at 2 months were performed. Before MI training, compensatory activations and recruitment of deafferented cortical regions characterized the cortical activity during actual and imagined prehension in SCI participants. After MI training, MEG data yielded reduced compensatory activations. Cortical recruitment became similar to that in HP. Behavioral analysis evidenced decreased movement variability suggesting motor learning of tenodesis. Data suggest that MI training participated to reverse compensatory neuroplasticity in SCI participants, and promoted the integration of new upper limb prehensile coordination in the neural networks functionally dedicated to the control of healthy prehension before injury.
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- F Di Rienzo
- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Performance Motrice, Mentale et du Matériel (P3M), Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport (EA 647), F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Performance Motrice, Mentale et du Matériel (P3M), Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport (EA 647), F-69622 Villeurbanne, France; Institut Universitaire de France, F-75000 Paris, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Performance Motrice, Mentale et du Matériel (P3M), Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport (EA 647), F-69622 Villeurbanne, France; Hôpital Henri Gabrielle, Hospices Civils de Lyon, F-69230 Saint Genis-Laval, France
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- CERMEP imagerie du vivant, Département MEG, F-69677 Bron, France
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- CERMEP imagerie du vivant, Département MEG, F-69677 Bron, France; INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Centre des neurosciences de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- Hôpital Henri Gabrielle, Hospices Civils de Lyon, F-69230 Saint Genis-Laval, France; INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Centre des neurosciences de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Performance Motrice, Mentale et du Matériel (P3M), Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport (EA 647), F-69622 Villeurbanne, France.
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