Abbreviations
2MWT | 2-minute walk test |
6MWT | 6-minute walk test |
10MWT | 10 meter walk test |
AE | adverse event |
ABC scale | activities-specific balance confidence scale |
ABLE | Activity-based Balance Level |
ABT | activity-based therapy |
AIH | acute intermittent hypoxia |
AIS | ASIA Impairment Scale |
ASIA | American Spinal Injury Association |
Balance CAT | Balance Computerized Adaptive Test |
BBS | Berg Balance Scale |
BSI | brain-spine interface |
BWS | body-weight support |
BWSTT | body-weight supported treadmill training |
BWSLT | body-weight supported locomotor training |
CB&M | Community Balance and Mobility Scale |
CI | confidence interval |
CoP | center of pressure |
CPT | conventional physical therapy |
DGI | Dynamic Gait Index |
EAW | exoskeleton-assisted walking |
EMG | electromyography |
EMG-ES | electromyography triggered electrical stimulation |
FAC | Functional Ambulation Category |
FES | functional electrical stimulation |
FES-I | Falls Efficacy Scale – International |
FIM | Functional Independence Measure |
FIST | function in sitting test |
FRT | functional reach test |
FTSTS | Five Times Sit to Stand Test |
iSCI | incomplete spinal cord injury |
ISNCSCI | ASIA International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury |
HR | heart rate |
IH | intermittent hypoxia |
KAFOs | knee ankle foot orthoses |
LEMS | lower extremity motor score |
LOS | limit of stability |
MCID | minimal clinically important difference |
MD | mean difference |
MDC | minimal detectable change |
mFRT | modified functional reach test |
Mini-BESTest | Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test |
MST | Motor Skill Training |
MVC | maximum voluntary contraction |
NIBS | non-invasive brain stimulation |
Nx | normoxia |
PEDro | Physiotherapy Evidence Database |
RAGT | robotic-assisted gait training |
RAR | robot-assisted rehabilitation |
RCT | randomized controlled trial |
RoBUST | robotic upright stand trainer |
RPE | rate of perceived exertion |
rTMS | repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation |
scES | spinal cord epidural stimulation |
SCI | spinal cord injury |
SCI-FAP | Spinal Cord Injury – Functional Ambulation Profile |
SCI-FCS | Spinal Cord Injury – Falls Concern Scale |
SCIM | Spinal Cord Independence Measure |
SMD | standardized mean difference |
tDCS | transcranial direct current stimulation |
TUG (test) | Timed Up and Go Test |
TSCS | transcutaneous electrical spinal cord stimulation |
TSR | task-specific rehabilitation |
tvDCS | transvertebral direct current stimulation |
UTT | underwater treadmill training |
VFBT | visual feedback balance training |
VR | virtual reality |
WISCI | walking index for spinal cord injury |
WPHF-FES | wide pulse/high frequency FES |
WBV | whole-body vibration |
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