Changes in thoracic erector spinae regional activation during postural adjustments and functional reaching tasks after spinal cord injury

2025/01/20 by Joeri F L van Helden, Joeri F. L. van Helden, Hélio V. Cabral +8 · 1 citation
Medicine · Engineering · #Spinal Cord Injury Research #Muscle activation and electromyography studies #Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

paper · doi:10.1152/jn.00246.2024

Abstract

We demonstrate that individuals with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) recruit lower part of the thoracic erector spinae (ES) for postural control of the trunk. We also show that activation was restricted in a smaller part of the ES, and the discrete control of the ES was lost during functional reaching movements in individuals with SCI. Our study provides evidence of alterations in neural control between vertebral levels in individuals with SCI.

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