Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 4 , Pages 602-608 , April 2008

Sensory Stimulation Augments the Effects of Massed Practice Training in Persons With Tetraplegia

Preliminary results of this study were presented to the American Paraplegia Society, September 2005, in Las Vegas, NV.

  • Kristina S. Beekhuizen, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL
    • Department of Physical Therapy, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
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  • Edelle C. Field-Fote, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Edelle C. Field-Fote, PhD, PT, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1095 NW 14 Ter (R-48), Miami, FL 33136.

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    Hand function outcomes. Subjects in the MP+SS, MP, and SS groups each differed significantly from the subjects in the control group in JTHFT scores. Subjects in the MP+SS group also differed significa

    Hand function outcomes. Subjects in the MP+SS, MP, and SS groups each differed significantly from the subjects in the control group in JTHFT scores. Subjects in the MP+SS group also differed significantly from the MP and SS groups. Legend: open bar is mean pretest values ± SEM; closed bar is mean post-test values ± SEM. *P≤.01; †P≤.001.

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    Upper-extremity function outcomes. Subjects in the MP+SS group differed significantly from the subjects in the MP, SS, and control groups in WMFT scores. Subjects in the SS group differed significantl

    Upper-extremity function outcomes. Subjects in the MP+SS group differed significantly from the subjects in the MP, SS, and control groups in WMFT scores. Subjects in the SS group differed significantly from the control group. Legend: open bar is mean pretest values ± SEM; closed bar is mean post-test values ± SEM. *P≤.01; †P≤.001.

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    Pinch strength outcomes. Subjects in the MP+SS and SS groups differed significantly from the control group in pinch grip force scores. Legend: open bar is mean pretest values ± SEM; closed bar is mean

    Pinch strength outcomes. Subjects in the MP+SS and SS groups differed significantly from the control group in pinch grip force scores. Legend: open bar is mean pretest values ± SEM; closed bar is mean post-test values ± SEM. *P≤.01.

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    Sensory function outcomes. Subjects in the MP+SS and SS groups had significant increases in Semmes-Weinstein monofilament scores. Subjects in the MP and control groups did not demonstrate a significan

    Sensory function outcomes. Subjects in the MP+SS and SS groups had significant increases in Semmes-Weinstein monofilament scores. Subjects in the MP and control groups did not demonstrate a significant change. Legend: open bar is mean percent change ± SEM. *P≤.01.

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    Cortical motor threshold outcomes. Subjects in the MP+SS and MP groups differed significantly from the subjects in the control group in MEP threshold values. Legend: open bar is mean pretest values ±

    Cortical motor threshold outcomes. Subjects in the MP+SS and MP groups differed significantly from the subjects in the control group in MEP threshold values. Legend: open bar is mean pretest values ± SEM; closed bar is mean posttest values ± SEM. *P≤.001.

 Supported by The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01814-X

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.11.021

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 4 , Pages 602-608 , April 2008

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