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Fall 2021
This thesis investigates how to bolster activity dependent neuronal plasticity in conjunction with rehabilitative motor therapy to increase recovery following spinal cord injury in rats. My work focuses primarily on the injured corticospinal tract (CST) and how boosting intracellular signalling...
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Spring 2013
Spinal cord injury is most commonly caused by physical trauma, and the resulting functional loss can vary considerably in both degree, extent and location. Understanding what spinal cord tissue is damaged and to what degree can be useful in both determining the appropriate treatment for...
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Human Standing and Sitting Stability: Instrumented Objective Balance Evaluation and Quantification of Postural Control
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Falls are one of the most frequent causes of injury in the elderly and ambulatory individuals with neuromuscular impairments. Standing balance impairment is among the most consistent predictors of future falls. Furthermore, many individuals with neuromusculoskeletal conditions use a wheelchair...
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Fall 2015
Inhibitory feedback from sensory pathways is important for controlling movement. In this thesis we characterize a long-latency inhibitory spinal pathway to ankle flexors that is activated by low-threshold, homonymous afferents. In non-injured participants, this pathway was activated by both...
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Spring 2023
Background: Functional recovery following a spinal cord injury (SCI) is linked to neuroplasticity, including neurite outgrowth and rewiring of neuronal connections rostral and caudal to the injury. Plasticity promoting treatments can be targeted to specific locations within the central nervous...