scholarly journals Resistance training and locomotor recovery after incomplete spinal cord injury: a case series

Spinal Cord ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 45 (7) ◽  
pp. 522-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
C M Gregory ◽  
M G Bowden ◽  
A Jayaraman ◽  
P Shah ◽  
A Behrman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Resistance Training ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Locomotor Recovery ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals Effects of water immersion on gait initiation: part II of a case series after incomplete spinal cord injury

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andresa R. Marinho-Buzelli ◽  
Ana Maria Forti Barela ◽  
B. Catharine Craven ◽  
Kei Masani ◽  
Hossein Rouhani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Water Immersion ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Gait Initiation ◽  
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cord Injury

Resistance Training And Muscle Function In Persons After Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S34
Author(s):  
Chris Gregory ◽  
Arun Jayaraman ◽  
Mark Bowden ◽  
Andrea Behrman ◽  
Krista Vandenborne
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Resistance Training ◽  
Muscle Function ◽  
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals Following Spinal Cord Injury Transected Reticulospinal Tract Axons Develop New Collateral Inputs to Spinal Interneurons in Parallel with Locomotor Recovery

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zacnicte May ◽  
Keith K. Fenrich ◽  
Julia Dahlby ◽  
Nicholas J. Batty ◽  
Abel Torres-Espín ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Grey Matter ◽  
Enhanced Recovery ◽  
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Locomotor Recovery ◽  
Spinal Interneurons ◽  
Reticulospinal Tract ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Locomotor Ability

The reticulospinal tract (RtST) descends from the reticular formation and terminates in the spinal cord. The RtST drives the initiation of locomotion and postural control. RtST axons form new contacts with propriospinal interneurons (PrINs) after incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI); however, it is unclear if injured or uninjured axons make these connections. We completely transected all traced RtST axons in rats using a staggered model, where a hemisection SCI at vertebra T10 is followed by a contralateral hemisection at vertebra T7. In one group of the animals, the T7 SCI was performed 2 weeks after the T10 SCI (delayed; dSTAG), and in another group, the T10 and T7 SCIs were concomitant (cSTAG). dSTAG animals had significantly more RtST-PrIN contacts in the grey matter compared to cSTAG animals (p<0.05). These results were accompanied by enhanced locomotor recovery with dSTAG animals significantly outperforming cSTAG animals (BBB test;p<0.05). This difference suggests that activity in neuronal networks below the first SCI may contribute to enhanced recovery, because dSTAG rats recovered locomotor ability before the second hemisection. In conclusion, our findings support the hypothesis that the injured RtST forms new connections and is a key player in the recovery of locomotion post-SCI.

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