Development of rehabilitation methods for dual stimulation of transcranial direct current stimulation and peripheral nerve electrical stimulation

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25750200
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: University of Fukui
• Principal Investigator: KUBOTA Masafumi 福井大学, 医学部附属病院, 理学療法士 (60422672)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 経頭蓋直流電気刺激 / 末梢神経電気刺激 / 頸椎症性脊髄症 / リハビリテーション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the healthy subjects, Dual stimulation of anodal-tDCS on the contralateral M1 and peripheral nerve stimulation might improve corticospinal excitability, muesle strength, and force accuracy.
It was indicated that Anodal-tDCS on the contralateral S1 might improve mechanical detection thresholds for the patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy with sensory defecits and numbness.
Moreover, there ware no significant differences of enhanced functional recovery of anodal-tDCS on the contralateral M1 compared to sham-tDCS for two weeks rehabilitation after laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

Free Research Field

リハビリテーション医学