A5073847319- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Motor Control and Adaptation
- Pain Management and Treatment
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
McMaster University
2022-2025
International College of Applied Kinesiology-USA
2024
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a debilitating chronic condition characterized by sensory, motor, and autonomic dysfunction with world-wide prevalence of 26.2 per 100,000 people year 3 to 4 times more prevalent in females. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has shown be beneficial for relief neuropathic initial evidence CRPS promising, but studies are limited. The objective this study was investigate the feasibility using rTMS patients, improve intensity quality...
Evidence indicates attention can alter afferent inhibition, a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) evoked measure of cortical inhibition following somatosensory input. When peripheral nerve stimulation is delivered prior to TMS, phenomenon known as occurs. The latency between the dictates subtype evoked, either short (SAI) or long (LAI). While emerging valuable tool for clinical assessment sensorimotor function, reliability remains relatively low. Therefore, improve translation within and...
This case report describes the use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) combined with sensorimotor training (SMT) to treat an individual complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) type 2 allodynia right hand/wrist. After 9-week intervention, there was a clinically meaningful reduction in intensity which continued 3 months after intervention. Further, improvements wrist and hand function were observed. Although rTMS for CRPS has been reported, this unique provides valuable...
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a syndrome preceding more severe characterized by dementia. MCI affects an estimated 15% to 20% of people older than 65 years. Nonpharmacological interventions including exercise are recommended as part overall management based on the positive effects performance. Interval training involves brief intermittent bouts interspersed with short recovery periods. This type promotes improvement and can be performed in individuals MCI. Synaptic plasticity assessed...
To establish the intrasession relative and absolute reliability of Short (SAI) Long-Latency Afferent Inhibition (LAI). These findings will allow us to guide future explorations changes these measures.31 healthy individuals (21.06 ± 2.85 years) had SAI LAI obtained thrice at 30-minute intervals in one session. identify minimum number trials required reliably elicit LAI, was assessed running 5 trials.SAI moderate-high, high-excellent reliability. Both high amounts measurement error. when only...
Abstract Short‐ and long‐latency afferent inhibition (SAI LAI respectively) are phenomenon whereby the motor evoked potential induced by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is inhibited a sensory volley consequent to nerve stimulation. It remains unclear whether dopamine participates in genesis or modulation of SAI LAI. The present study aimed determine if modulated levodopa ( l ‐DOPA). In this placebo‐controlled, double‐anonymized Apo‐Levocarb (100 mg ‐DOPA combination with 25...
Ovarian hormones influence the propensity for short-term plasticity induced by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). Estradiol appears to enhance neural plasticity. It is currently unknown how progesterone influences rTMS.
Sensorimotor integration refers to the process of combining incoming sensory information with outgoing motor commands control movement. Short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI), and long-latency (LAI) are neurophysiological measures sensorimotor collected using transcranial magnetic stimulation. No studies date have investigated influence tactile discrimination training on these measures. This study aimed determine whether SAI LAI modulated following a custom-designed maze task. Participants...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a syndrome preceding more severe characterized by dementia. MCI affects an estimated 15% to 20% of people older than 65 years. Nonpharmacological interventions including exercise are recommended as part overall management based on the positive effects performance. Interval training involves brief intermittent bouts interspersed with short recovery periods. This type promotes improvement and can be performed in individuals...