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The Stimulation Disturbed Position Sense, Then Training Adapted

In unimpaired adults, transcutaneous spinal stimulation initially increased ankle-localization error and narrowed side-to-side gait.

Published Updated Story ID: mp-2026-08-07-012
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Summary

In unimpaired adults, transcutaneous spinal stimulation initially increased ankle-localization error and narrowed side-to-side gait.

Fourteen unimpaired adults received transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation during proprioceptive testing and training, with another 14 completing the same training without stimulation. Acute stimulation increased ankle-localization error while strength stayed unchanged and gait became modestly more constrained; continued training reduced the error and improvement persisted after stimulation. This small study in unimpaired adults does not establish rehabilitation benefit or clinical safety for patients.

Why it matters

In unimpaired adults, transcutaneous spinal stimulation initially increased ankle-localization error and narrowed side-to-side gait.

Limits and context

  • This small study in unimpaired adults does not establish rehabilitation benefit or clinical safety for patients.

Key claims

  1. In unimpaired adults, transcutaneous spinal stimulation initially increased ankle-localization error and narrowed side-to-side gait.

    Qualification: This small study in unimpaired adults does not establish rehabilitation benefit or clinical safety for patients.

    Evidence: source-2026-08-07-012

Sources

  1. arXiv preprint 2608.05635arXiv · primary research

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