OBJECTIVE In a previous transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) study we demonstrated that suprathreshold mesh-glove (MG) whole-hand stimulation elicits lasting changes in motor cortical excitability. Currently, there is no consensus with regard to the optimal parameters for the induction of sensorimotor cortical plasticity using peripheral electrical stimulation. Thus, in the present study we ...

Radiofrequency heat lesioning has been advocated to prolong the duration of therapeutic effect of lumbar sympathetic block in Complex Region Pain Syndrome (CRPS) of the lower extremity. Prior to radiofrequency lesioning of the lumbar sympathetic trunk, sensory and motor stimulation may be used to verify that the active needle tip is not adjacent to a spinal nerve to avoid unwanted neural injury...

Introduction: Brain injury induced coma is the main cause of hospitalization of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) and their consequent stressful physiological complications, which can be prevented using sensory stimulation as a therapeutic method. Nevertheless, identifying and using the optimal sensory stimulation program is crucial. Objective: The present study was conducted to de...

SENSORY OBSERVATIONS IN AUTISM One insight into the sensory disturbances in autism comes from autobiographical reports. For example Temple Grandin, a well known highfunctioning professor with autism, describes her hearing experiences as “like having a sound amplifier set on maximum loudness.” Other reports indicate difficulty for individuals with ASD to process stimuli from multiple senses conc...

Abstract. Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) can lead to sensory deficits and compromise functionality. However, most studies have been focused on motor stimulation in stroke traumatic brain injury (TBI). Sensory mild/moderate TBI has received reduced interest. The main objective of this review is know the methodological characteristics effects programs ABI. Studies with purpose testing efficacy those...

Training of spinal cord circuits using sensorimotor stimulation has been proposed as a strategy to improve movement after spinal injury. How sensory stimulation may lead to long-lasting changes is not well understood. We studied whether sensory stimulation might induce changes in the strength of a specific spinal interneuronal circuit: spinally mediated reciprocal Ia inhibition. In healthy huma...