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Balance training with stroboscopic glasses improved postural control and walking in incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) individuals. This home-based program reduced visual reliance, enhancing stability and mobility for daily activities.

Keywords:
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  • Neurorehabilitation
  • Biomechanics
  • Motor Control

Background:

  • Incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) frequently leads to impaired postural control and walking.
  • Individuals with iSCI often exhibit visual over-reliance for maintaining balance, which can compromise stability.
  • Effective rehabilitation strategies are needed to address these functional deficits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a 6-week home-based balance training program using stroboscopic glasses in individuals with chronic iSCI.
  • To evaluate the training's impact on postural control, visual reliance during quiet standing, and walking performance.

Main Methods:

  • Seven individuals with chronic iSCI participated in a 6-week home-based training program, three times weekly, using stroboscopic glasses.
  • Postural control was assessed using a bipedal stance test (BST) measuring center of pressure (CoP) area (A-CoP) and mean velocity (MV-CoP) with eyes open (OE) and closed (CE).
  • Walking performance was evaluated using the 10-meter walking test (10 MWT). Feasibility and acceptability were assessed via questionnaires.

Main Results:

  • Participants demonstrated significantly reduced A-CoP and MV-CoP in the CE condition post-training (p=0.018), indicating improved postural stability.
  • The Romberg ratio for A-CoP significantly decreased (p=0.018), suggesting reduced visual reliance.
  • Walking performance improved, with a significant reduction in duration and increase in speed during the 10 MWT (p=0.018).

Conclusions:

  • Home-based balance training with intermittent visual deprivation using stroboscopic glasses is feasible and acceptable for individuals with iSCI.
  • The training shows promising benefits for improving postural control and reducing visual reliance in iSCI.
  • This intervention also enhanced walking performance, suggesting potential for improved functional mobility.