Feasibility of complex exercise therapy with Standing Ovation and peripheral neuromodulation for gait rehabilitation after incomplete spinal cord injury-a case report.

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Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-05 DOI:10.1007/s10354-024-01046-8

Anna Pataraia, Winfried Mayr, Jose Luis Vargas Luna, Julia Sternik, Richard Crevenna

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Abstract

Background: Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are a global concern, annually affecting hundreds of thousands of individuals. Among these cases, incomplete SCIs, allowing some muscle activity below the injury, pose unique challenges. This case study focuses on a 55-year-old male with a moderate incomplete SCI (AIS-D).

Case presentation: After initial treatments and pharmaceutical antispastic therapy, a novel intervention was introduced featuring the Standing Ovation gait exercise system (Standing Ovation GmbH, Hallwang, Austria). This individually tailored system, equipped with a rail system and seat-lifting unit, provided a secure environment for balance training. Over 14 training sessions spanning from October 13, 2021, to March 23, 2022, improvements in functional walking were observed.

Discussion and conclusion: Locomotor improvement in SCI rehabilitation is important; the potential of task-specific gait exercises with the Standing Ovation system in incomplete spinal cord injury seems to be a promising approach. Although promising, these findings call for further systematic studies with larger patient cohorts to strengthen their reliability. Ongoing research endeavors are essential to fully understand the benefits and limitations of this intervention in spinal cord injury rehabilitation.

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不完全脊髓损伤后使用站立摇摆和外周神经调控进行步态康复的复合运动疗法的可行性--病例报告。

背景：脊髓损伤（SCI）是一个全球关注的问题，每年影响数十万人。在这些病例中，不完全脊髓损伤（允许损伤部位以下的部分肌肉活动）带来了独特的挑战。本病例研究的重点是一名患有中度不完全 SCI（AIS-D）的 55 岁男性：病例介绍：经过初步治疗和药物抗痉挛治疗后，采用了一种新的干预方法，即 "站立摇摆 "步态锻炼系统（Standing Ovation GmbH，奥地利哈尔旺）。这个为患者量身定制的系统配备了轨道系统和座椅升降装置，为平衡训练提供了一个安全的环境。在2021年10月13日至2022年3月23日的14次训练中，观察到了功能性行走的改善：在脊髓损伤康复中改善运动能力非常重要；在不完全脊髓损伤患者中使用站立摇摆系统进行特定任务步态练习似乎是一种很有前景的方法。尽管这些研究结果很有希望，但仍需要对更大的患者群体进行进一步的系统研究，以加强其可靠性。要充分了解这种干预措施在脊髓损伤康复中的益处和局限性，持续的研究工作至关重要。

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