About this Research Topic
Traumatic and non-traumatic upper motor neuron conditions often result in life-changing motor, sensory and cognitive deficits. Neurorehabilitation remains the mainstay of treatment. Whereas conventional neurorehabilitation techniques are still considered best practice, electrical stimulation has received significant attention from the research community as a mean to promote clinical motor recovery in neurologically affected patients. Non-invasive brain, spinal, and neuromuscular stimulation have shown their potential to modulate central and peripheral nervous system plasticity in humans. There is emerging evidence to show that combining these stimulation techniques with other treatments has synergistic therapeutic effects capable of producing enhanced functional gains.
The goal of this Research Topic is to bring together a collection of articles that individually and collectively use various non-invasive stimulation techniques to understand and to promote motor recovery following neurological conditions including, but not limited to, stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis. These insights will identify novel stimulation strategies for subsequent use in neurorehabilitation therapies to promote functional recovery and thereby a higher quality of life for individuals living with the sequelae of these conditions.
We welcome the submission of manuscripts including, but not limited to, the following topics:
• Non- invasive brain stimulation techniques for neuromodulation of brain activity in normal subjects.
• Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques in combination with other therapies to enhance motor or non-motor recovery in neurological conditions.
• Non-invasive spinal stimulation techniques in combination with other therapies to enhance motor and non-motor recovery in neurological conditions.
• Non-invasive neuromuscular stimulation in combination with non-invasive brain stimulation techniques to enhance motor recovery in neurological conditions.
• Studies aimed at understanding the mechanisms for improvements following non-invasive central nervous system and/or peripheral nervous system stimulation.
• We invite systematic reviews, case series, randomized controlled trials and experimental studies.
The goal of this Research Topic is to bring together a collection of articles that individually and collectively use various non-invasive stimulation techniques to understand and to promote motor recovery following neurological conditions including, but not limited to, stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis. These insights will identify novel stimulation strategies for subsequent use in neurorehabilitation therapies to promote functional recovery and thereby a higher quality of life for individuals living with the sequelae of these conditions.
We welcome the submission of manuscripts including, but not limited to, the following topics:
• Non- invasive brain stimulation techniques for neuromodulation of brain activity in normal subjects.
• Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques in combination with other therapies to enhance motor or non-motor recovery in neurological conditions.
• Non-invasive spinal stimulation techniques in combination with other therapies to enhance motor and non-motor recovery in neurological conditions.
• Non-invasive neuromuscular stimulation in combination with non-invasive brain stimulation techniques to enhance motor recovery in neurological conditions.
• Studies aimed at understanding the mechanisms for improvements following non-invasive central nervous system and/or peripheral nervous system stimulation.
• We invite systematic reviews, case series, randomized controlled trials and experimental studies.
Keywords: noninvasive brain stimulation, neuromuscular stimulation, stroke, spinal cord injury
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