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ArticleFrontiers in rehabilitation sciences2024

Case Report: Targeted plasticity in spinal cord injury-the role of focal muscle vibration and neurocognitive rehabilitation in adaptative synaptic change along sensory and motor circuit.

Filippo Camerota, Naomi Francesca Pocino, Federico Zangrando, Roberta Di Tommaso, Marco Paoloni, Massimiliano Mangone, Claudia Celletti

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Article in Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Filippo CamerotaPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Division, Umberto I University Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Naomi Francesca PocinoDepartment of Anatomical and Histological Sciences, Legal Medicine and Orthopedics, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Federico ZangrandoPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Division, Umberto I University Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Roberta Di TommasoPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Division, Umberto I University Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Marco PaoloniDepartment of Anatomical and Histological Sciences, Legal Medicine and Orthopedics, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Massimiliano MangoneDepartment of Anatomical and Histological Sciences, Legal Medicine and Orthopedics, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Claudia CellettiDepartment of Life Sciences, Health, and Health Professions, Link Campus University, Rome, Italy.

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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this case was to investigate objectively and quantitatively the effects of the application of repeated focal muscle vibration (fMV) associated with neurocognitive exercise on a 46-year-old patient with spastic paraparesis secondary to the surgical removal of a C5-C6 ependymoma. Methods: We have evaluated gait parameters, spasticity, and pain with clinical scales. We have applied focal muscle vibration on quadriceps femoris, hamstrings, gastrocnemius, and iliopsoas muscles bilaterally. A total of 30 sessions of fMV treatment of 80 min each was carried out over 30 consecutive days. Results: After the whole treatment period, the patient showed an overall improvement in scores on the same assessment scales administered at admission. The gait analysis evaluation showed a reduction in stride time bilaterally, an increase in average walking speed, increased cadence, and a slight increase in step length. Conclusion: The improvements obtained have highlighted the relevance of the fMV application associated to physiotherapy in the field of neurological rehabilitation, particularly emphasizing the interest in increasing the number of sessions correlated with more durable clinical improvements over time. Results obtained have shown to persist for several months after discharge, allowing the patient to improve walking and to have greater autonomy in daily activities.

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case reportfocal muscle vibrationgait analysisneurorehabilitationspasticityspinal cord injury

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PMID39834721
PMCPMC11743171

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