Recent abstracts about the benefits of exercise on SCI in the Research Forums

antiquity · 10-07-2003, 01:18 AM

Partial cure of spinal cord injury achieved by 6 to 13 months of coordination dynamic therapy

Standing induced via segmental reflex pathways of persons with spinal paralysis

Energy expenditure of the paraplegic gait: comparison between different walking aids and normal subjects

Methods for a randomized trial of weight-supported treadmill training versus conventional training for walking during inpatient rehabilitation after incomplete traumatic spinal cord injury

Increasing Blood Flow Prior to Exercise in Spinal Cord Injured Individuals Does Not Alter Muscle Fatigue

[This message was edited by seneca on 11-18-03 at 01:12 AM.]

Chris Chappell · 10-07-2003, 06:26 AM

Thank you Seneca

The mom · 10-11-2003, 08:51 AM

Great information at the tip of our fingers! Thank you!
How are they providing a whole body vibration?

Snowman · 10-17-2003, 07:54 AM

Project Walk™ is using the PowerPlate ( www.powerplateusa.com )to produce whole body vibration. We have so far found it to be very effective at helping our clients lock out their legs for standing purposes. We have also found it to help induce and also strengthen voluntary muscle contractions.

Eric Harness,CSCS
Project Walk™

Janet McDonald · 10-17-2003, 11:11 AM

You might be interested what they are doing in this picture...it is in Europe... they are testing the influence of imagination on automatic body movement.... the test person is wearing 3D-spectacles and views proper walking. I've been telling people during therapy to close their eyes and to imagine to watch themselves walking on a catwalk, on a beautiful meadow, or to a date with Elvis (Verena), or through mud (if the legs are heavy), or what ever seems to be appropriate.... of course, it works.... depending on the objective capability and the imaginative force...interestingly, the imaginative force in general is not well developed...and would last just for moments...which of course is not enough to use it as a tool.....so I think it is a good idea to use such visualizations....it seems to be too much work to train the brain.

Janet

10-07-2003, 01:18 AM	#1
antiquity Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 14,540	Recent abstracts about the benefits of exercise on SCI in the Research Forums Partial cure of spinal cord injury achieved by 6 to 13 months of coordination dynamic therapy Standing induced via segmental reflex pathways of persons with spinal paralysis Energy expenditure of the paraplegic gait: comparison between different walking aids and normal subjects Methods for a randomized trial of weight-supported treadmill training versus conventional training for walking during inpatient rehabilitation after incomplete traumatic spinal cord injury Increasing Blood Flow Prior to Exercise in Spinal Cord Injured Individuals Does Not Alter Muscle Fatigue [This message was edited by seneca on 11-18-03 at 01:12 AM.]

10-17-2003, 11:11 AM	#5
Janet McDonald Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. 90212 Posts: 231	You might be interested what they are doing in this picture...it is in Europe... they are testing the influence of imagination on automatic body movement.... the test person is wearing 3D-spectacles and views proper walking. I've been telling people during therapy to close their eyes and to imagine to watch themselves walking on a catwalk, on a beautiful meadow, or to a date with Elvis (Verena), or through mud (if the legs are heavy), or what ever seems to be appropriate.... of course, it works.... depending on the objective capability and the imaginative force...interestingly, the imaginative force in general is not well developed...and would last just for moments...which of course is not enough to use it as a tool.....so I think it is a good idea to use such visualizations....it seems to be too much work to train the brain. Janet Attached Images

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10-07-2003, 06:26 AM	#2
Chris Chappell Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 7,035	Thank you Seneca

10-11-2003, 08:51 AM	#3
The mom Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Copper Canyon, Texas Posts: 366	Great information at the tip of our fingers! Thank you! How are they providing a whole body vibration?

10-17-2003, 07:54 AM	#4
Snowman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Carlsbad, Ca USA Posts: 919	Project Walk™ is using the PowerPlate ( www.powerplateusa.com )to produce whole body vibration. We have so far found it to be very effective at helping our clients lock out their legs for standing purposes. We have also found it to help induce and also strengthen voluntary muscle contractions. Eric Harness,CSCS Project Walk™