healthy individuals and individuals with an incomplete spinal cord injury above (AIS C, D) above Th11 G82.29 G82.59
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Proprioceptive stimulation by vibration, systematic testing of all combinations of the vibration parameters amplitude (1mm, 2mm), location (tendon, muscle) and vibration frequency (0, 20, 40,
Sponsors
Klinik für Paraplegiologie - Expermimentelle Neurorehabilitation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy individuals: age 18 - 50 years Patients: -age 18 - 50 years -incomplete spinal cord injury (AIS C, D) above Th11 -time after onset of paralysis > 6 weeks -ambulates (with walking aids) at least 5 min. without pause
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy, implants in the examined leg, pain / neurological (= peripheral nerve damage) / orthopedic pre-existing problem in the examined leg, acute and chronic tendon or ligament injuries, not fully healed fractures in the examined leg, skin irritations / eczemas / inflammations / grazes or other wounds on the thigh of the examined leg. Additionally in patients: Strong spasticity (MAS = 10) in focal leg.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The results of the Rydel-Seiffer-Test (tuning fork test to quantify vibratory sense) at epicondylus medialis and lateralis of the leg used in the experiment at 4 points in time (before the first session, after the last session, and in between experimental conditions). | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| "passive static" and "active static": Change in knee angle relative to starting position over 25 seconds vibration. "Active dynamic": Deviation of the angle produced by the individual from the target angle. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactUte Eck
Sektion experimentelle Neurorehabilitation, Klinik für Paraplegiologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Outcome results
None listed