Cumulative Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation with Locomotor Training Safely Improves Trunk Control in Children with Spinal Cord Injury: Pilot Study
These findings provide the first evidence supporting the safety and feasibility of this combinatorial approach in pediatric SCI rehabilitation while emphasizing the importance of monitoring skin integrity and signs of autonomic dysreflexia. This intervention shows potential synergistic benefits, warranting further research to confirm efficacy and optimize therapeutic protocols.
Authors
- Yury Gerasimenko
- Parth Parikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3975-833X)
- Andrea L. Behrman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1859-8787)
- Beatrice Ugiliweneza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7334-6924)
- Liubov Amirova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9464-6413)
- Goutam Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3382-2321)
- Molly King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1864-5021)
- Anastasia Keller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7919-8931)
- Nicole Stepp
Institutions
- University of Louisville (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Spalding University (US)
- Pavlov Institute of Physiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RU)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2025-06-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children12070817
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development