Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

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Highlighted claims

• Spinal cord injury disrupts neural pathways between the brain and body, causing motor and sensory impairments. — Effectiveness of exoskeleton training on turning-while-walking and balance control in subjects with incomplete spinal cord injury: protocol for a randomised clinical trial
• Approximately 70% of spinal cord injuries are anatomically incomplete, meaning some neural connections remain and partial motor recovery is possible. — Effectiveness of exoskeleton training on turning-while-walking and balance control in subjects with incomplete spinal cord injury: protocol for a randomised clinical trial
• Restoring walking is a major rehabilitation goal for people with iSCI, but functional ambulation requires more than straight-line gait. — Effectiveness of exoskeleton training on turning-while-walking and balance control in subjects with incomplete spinal cord injury: protocol for a randomised clinical trial
• People with iSCI face a fall risk during turning that exceeds that reported in older adults and in some neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease. — Effectiveness of exoskeleton training on turning-while-walking and balance control in subjects with incomplete spinal cord injury: protocol for a randomised clinical trial
• Strict eligibility criteria for the trial improve safety but may restrict generalisability to the broader iSCI population. — Effectiveness of exoskeleton training on turning-while-walking and balance control in subjects with incomplete spinal cord injury: protocol for a randomised clinical trial