Falls are a concern for people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) or stroke. Falls may result in injury and a fear of falling, which often cause people to restrict their mobility and daily activities. Despite its importance, fall prevention for people with SCI or stroke has not been studied in detail, and as a result, there is a lack of treatments to address their high fall risk. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is the application of a mild electrical stimulus to a muscle that helps it move better. In this study, the MyndSearch device will be used to deliver FES. The visual feedback balance training (VFBT) is similar to playing a video game on a balance board while following visual cues on a screen. The purpose of this study is to evaluate an intervention that combines FES and VFBT to improve balance and lead to the recovery of safe mobility in individuals living with neurological disease or injury (e.g., spinal cord injury, stroke).
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Change in Berg Balance Scale score
Timeframe: Baseline, after three weeks of the intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6-week follow-up after the intervention, 12-week follow-up after the intervention
Change in Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale score
Timeframe: Baseline, after three weeks of the intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6-week follow-up after the intervention, 12-week follow-up after the intervention
Change in strength of the trunk and lower extremity
Timeframe: Baseline, after three weeks of the intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6-week follow-up after the intervention, 12-week follow-up after the intervention
Change in static standing balance
Timeframe: Baseline, after three weeks of the intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6-week follow-up after the intervention, 12-week follow-up after the intervention
Change in dynamic standing balance
Timeframe: Baseline, after three weeks of the intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6-week follow-up after the intervention, 12-week follow-up after the intervention
Questionnaire on the participants' perspectives of the FES+VFBT intervention
Timeframe: Immediately after the intervention
Semi-structured interview on the participants' perspectives of the FES+VFBT intervention
Timeframe: Immediately after the intervention