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In theory, a good experiment is supposed to be a multiple-choice question with only a few well-defined possible answers. In fact, the outcome of the most productive experiments is frequently “None of the above.” The study in this issue of Neurology by Dobkin et al.1 is an excellent example of a well-designed study with an outcome substantially different from any of those anticipated.
In 1951, Shurrager and Dykman2 reported that training could restore locomotion after spinal cord transection in cats. However, it is only in the past 20 years that this phenomenon has been vigorously explored, in concert with the growing recognition of the spinal cord’s considerable capacities for plasticity and of other new possibilities for restoring function after spinal cord injury.3–7 Motivated by the impressive evidence of the impact of treadmill training in spinalized animals, and by largely uncontrolled human studies suggesting that similar training could greatly improve walking after partial spinal cord injuries, Dobkin et al.1 …
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- Treadmill training after spinal cord injury: Good but not better
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