Effects of Practice Combined with Somatosensory or Motor Stimulation on Hand Function in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury | Zendy

Larisa R. Hoffman | Zendy; Edelle C. FieldFote | Zendy

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Effects of Practice Combined with Somatosensory or Motor Stimulation on Hand Function in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury

Author(s) -

Larisa R. Hoffman,

Edelle C. FieldFote

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597

H-Index - 35

eISSN - 1945-5763

pISSN - 1082-0744

DOI - 10.1310/sci1904-288

Subject(s) - tetraplegia , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , functional electrical stimulation , physical therapy , spinal cord injury , psychological intervention , randomized controlled trial , intervention (counseling) , rehabilitation , stimulation , paraplegia , spinal cord , surgery , psychiatry

Individuals with chronic tetraplegia prioritize recovery of hand function as an important factor in improving their quality of life. Interventions that may improve hand function and increase corticomotor excitability are functional electrical stimulation (FES), somatosensory stimulation (SS), and task-oriented training.

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