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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Facilitates Effective Gait Rehabilitation in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury Forshee, C. MPT CBIS, Foreman, J., Masel, B. MD Transitional Learning Center • Galveston, Texas. Background - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Facilitates Effective Gait Rehabilitation in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
Forshee, C. MPT CBIS, Foreman, J., Masel, B. MDTransitional Learning Center • Galveston, Texas
Background
Rehabilitation after a TBI can be a long, intensive process that requires further development to fully address the consequence of a severe TBI.
Gait rehab after a TBI has always been primarily focused on the physical output of an impaired function and not adequately focused on the unseen source- the brain.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive technique used to modulate the excitability of discrete cortical areas using electromagnetic induction. Repetitive TMS is a series of stimuli used to increase or decrease neural activation, depending on the frequency of the stimuli, resulting in an effect that outlasts the treatment.
Impaired muscle function caused by a TBI may be a result of asymmetric interhemispheric balance. The corticomotor area that controls each muscle group is mediated by its counterpart in the contralateral hemisphere. When one hemisphere is damaged, the other develops uninhibited control causing tone and spasticity.
Repetitive TMS can improve motor control to the affected muscles by down-regulating the excessive activity of the contralesional hemisphere. This restoration of muscle control may prove to be a significant adjunct to standard therapy.
Objective
Use rTMS to increase quality of lower extremity control in post acute TBI patient
Experimental Design
SubjectPost acute TBI, previous physical therapy, mostly wheelchair dependent
Initial Assessment Gait analysis (GAITRite)
Condition 1: 2 single-point canes, bilat supra-malleolar orthosis, shoes, and verbal cues Condition 2: no assistive devices, bare feet, verbal cues and contact guard asst.
Range of MotionSpasticity (Tardieu)
TreatmentrTMS: 20 trains of 30 stimuli @ 50 Hz, Right Tibialis Anterior PT: 45 mins: stretching, strengthening, and gait training rTMS immediately followed by PT daily.After 18 sessions over 4 weeks, gait, ROM, and spasticity were retested.
Discussion
rTMS appears to increase effects of physical therapy and should be utilized for the rehabilitation of TBI patients
Navigation- and Analysis-Software
Polaris-Camera3D-Tracking
Magnetic Stimulator-Nexstim TMS
Stimulation Coil
Tracking Tools
EMG
Navigation display
EMG displayAverage Step Length Increases After 4 Weeks of Daily rTMS and PT
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Average Step Length (cm)
2 SPC 20.3 39.06
Bare Feet 9.79 22.22
12-Jun 6-Jul
Acknowledgements
Moody Foundation
Bibliography
Demirtas-Tatlidede, A., Vahabzadeh-Hagh, A., Bernabeu, M., Tormos, J., Pascual-Leone, A. (2012). Noninvasive brain stimulation in traumatic brain injury. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 27, 274-292.
Carr, J., Shepherd, R. (2003). Stroke rehabilitation: guidelines for exercise and training to optimize motor skill. London, United Kingdom. Butterworth-Heinemann.
The Essential Brain Injury Guide (2009). Brain Injury Association of America, Inc.
Gait Velocity Increases After 4 Weeks of Daily rTMS and PT
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Gait Velocity (cm/sec)
2 SPC 19.8 23.9
Bare Feet 8.6 18
12-Jun 6-Jul
Step Length Equalizes Within Condition After Daily rTMS and PT
19.62
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40.03
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38.09
28.08
21.5822.85
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Step Length (cm)
2 SPC- Left
2 SPC- Right
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Bare Feet- Left
Bare Feet- Right
Results
Range of motion: Right- no change; Left- 129-146° (+13%)Spasticity (first catch): Right- 95-85°; Left- 109-93°
Adding rTMS to therapy regiment yielded greater gait improvement
Increased control of leg muscles allowed quicker, more controlled gait Increased mobility without wheelchair, decreased burden of care
Fig. 1: Asymmetric interhemispheric balance caused by TBI
Fig. 2: Down-regulating the dominate side via rTMS restores
interhemispheric control
Fig. 3: TMS setup
Fig. 4 & 5: TMS and EMG display