Discordance Between Balance Ability and Perception and Its Relation to Falls in Parkinson’s Disease: A Replication Analysis

by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | Neurorehabilitation

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, Ahead of Print. Background:Falls are a common challenge for people with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD), driven by balance impairments and misaligned perceptions of balance abilities.Objective:This study investigated the replicability...

The Power of Placebo to Restore Neurological Function After Spinal Cord Injury: Implications for Neuromodulation

by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | Neurorehabilitation

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, Ahead of Print. Background:Emerging trials demonstrate that neuromodulation, especially spinal cord stimulation, improves function for those with chronic spinal cord injury. Their design – uncontrolled and unblinded – is...

Correlates of Processing Speed Change With Combined Cognitive Rehabilitation and Exercise in Progressive MS: Secondary Analysis of the CogEx Trial

by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Sunday, May 4, 2025 | Neurorehabilitation

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, Ahead of Print. BackgroundCognitive rehabilitation and exercise training are promising approaches for improving cognition in persons with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). Identifying heterogeneity of change and factors that...

Conditioning Electrical Stimulation Fails to Enhance Sympathetic Axon Regeneration

by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Saturday, May 3, 2025 | Neurorehabilitation

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, Ahead of Print. Background:Peripheral nerve injuries are common, and there is a critical need for the development of novel treatments to complement surgical repair. Conditioning electrical stimulation (ES; CES) is a novel...

Cognition and Measures of Physical Activity, Mobility, and Gait in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review

by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Saturday, May 3, 2025 | Neurorehabilitation

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, Ahead of Print. IntroductionImpairments in cognition are prominent for individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) and have been linked to low levels of physical activity (PA) and walking impairment. However, this relationship...

Cultural, moral, and ethical considerations in the inclusion of nonterminal conditions and mental illness in medical assistance in dying (MAiD) laws.

by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Monday, April 28, 2025 | Neurorehabilitation

Rehabilitation Psychology, Vol 70(2), May 2025, 123-130; doi:10.1037/rep0000597Purpose/Objective: Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is permitted in certain U.S. jurisdictions and other countries for suffering associated with terminal physical illness, such as...