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 MonteiroPublished 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.