Effectiveness of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation to improve muscle strength and motor functionality after incomplete spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Amanda Vitória Lacerda de AraújoFelipe Piccarone Gonçalves RibeiroThais MassettiKelsey A Potter-BakerMar CortesEla Bhatt PlowTalita Dias Da SilvaJames TonksRenato AnghinahFernando Henrique MagalhãesFelipe FregniCarlos Bandeira de Mello Monteiro

Published in: Spinal cord (2020)

Overall, there was a significant effect of tDCS in improving motor functionality following iSCI. However, a small ES and the marginal p-value suggest that these results should be interpreted with caution. Further high-quality clinical trials are needed to support or refute the use of tDCS in daily clinical practice.

Keyphrases

transcranial direct current stimulation
spinal cord injury
clinical practice
clinical trial
working memory
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
spinal cord
physical activity
neuropathic pain
double blind
prefrontal cortex