Neuromodulation techniques in poststroke motor impairment recovery: Efficacy, challenges, and future directions

Cerebrovascular accidents, also known as strokes, represent a major global public health challenge and contribute to substantial mortality, disability, and socioeconomic burden. Multidisciplinary approaches for poststroke therapies are crucial for recovering lost functions and adapting to new limita...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xiang-Ling Huang, Ming-Yung Wu, Ciou-Chan Wu, Lian-Cing Yan, Mei-Huei He, Yu-Chen Chen, Sheng-Tzung Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-01-01
Series:Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.tcmjmed.com/article.asp?issn=1016-3190;year=2024;volume=36;issue=2;spage=136;epage=141;aulast=Huang
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849685356030459904
author Xiang-Ling Huang
Ming-Yung Wu
Ciou-Chan Wu
Lian-Cing Yan
Mei-Huei He
Yu-Chen Chen
Sheng-Tzung Tsai
author_facet Xiang-Ling Huang
Ming-Yung Wu
Ciou-Chan Wu
Lian-Cing Yan
Mei-Huei He
Yu-Chen Chen
Sheng-Tzung Tsai
author_sort Xiang-Ling Huang
collection DOAJ
description Cerebrovascular accidents, also known as strokes, represent a major global public health challenge and contribute to substantial mortality, disability, and socioeconomic burden. Multidisciplinary approaches for poststroke therapies are crucial for recovering lost functions and adapting to new limitations. This review discusses the potential of neuromodulation techniques, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), transcranial direct current stimulation, spinal cord stimulation (SCS), vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), and deep brain stimulation (DBS), as innovative strategies for facilitating poststroke recovery. Neuromodulation is an emerging adjunct to conventional therapies that target neural plasticity to restore lost function and compensate for damaged brain areas. The techniques discussed in this review have different efficacies in enhancing neural plasticity, optimizing motor recovery, and mitigating poststroke impairments. Specifically, rTMS has shown significant promise in enhancing motor function, whereas SCS has shown potential in improving limb movement and reducing disability. Similarly, VNS, typically used to treat epilepsy, has shown promise in enhancing poststroke motor recovery, while DBS may be used to improve poststroke motor recovery and symptom mitigation. Further studies with standardized protocols are warranted to elucidate the efficacy of these methods and integrate them into mainstream clinical practice to optimize poststroke care.
format Article
id doaj-art-c3c9e5c8598244fe9ff3f8e85ea27e28
institution DOAJ
issn 1016-3190
2223-8956
language English
publishDate 2024-01-01
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
record_format Article
series Tzu Chi Medical Journal
spelling doaj-art-c3c9e5c8598244fe9ff3f8e85ea27e282025-08-20T03:23:11ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsTzu Chi Medical Journal1016-31902223-89562024-01-0136213614110.4103/tcmj.tcmj_247_23Neuromodulation techniques in poststroke motor impairment recovery: Efficacy, challenges, and future directionsXiang-Ling HuangMing-Yung WuCiou-Chan WuLian-Cing YanMei-Huei HeYu-Chen ChenSheng-Tzung TsaiCerebrovascular accidents, also known as strokes, represent a major global public health challenge and contribute to substantial mortality, disability, and socioeconomic burden. Multidisciplinary approaches for poststroke therapies are crucial for recovering lost functions and adapting to new limitations. This review discusses the potential of neuromodulation techniques, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), transcranial direct current stimulation, spinal cord stimulation (SCS), vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), and deep brain stimulation (DBS), as innovative strategies for facilitating poststroke recovery. Neuromodulation is an emerging adjunct to conventional therapies that target neural plasticity to restore lost function and compensate for damaged brain areas. The techniques discussed in this review have different efficacies in enhancing neural plasticity, optimizing motor recovery, and mitigating poststroke impairments. Specifically, rTMS has shown significant promise in enhancing motor function, whereas SCS has shown potential in improving limb movement and reducing disability. Similarly, VNS, typically used to treat epilepsy, has shown promise in enhancing poststroke motor recovery, while DBS may be used to improve poststroke motor recovery and symptom mitigation. Further studies with standardized protocols are warranted to elucidate the efficacy of these methods and integrate them into mainstream clinical practice to optimize poststroke care.http://www.tcmjmed.com/article.asp?issn=1016-3190;year=2024;volume=36;issue=2;spage=136;epage=141;aulast=Huangdeep brain stimulationspinal cord stimulationstroketranscranial direct current stimulationtranscranial magnetic stimulation
spellingShingle Xiang-Ling Huang
Ming-Yung Wu
Ciou-Chan Wu
Lian-Cing Yan
Mei-Huei He
Yu-Chen Chen
Sheng-Tzung Tsai
Neuromodulation techniques in poststroke motor impairment recovery: Efficacy, challenges, and future directions
Tzu Chi Medical Journal
deep brain stimulation
spinal cord stimulation
stroke
transcranial direct current stimulation
transcranial magnetic stimulation
title Neuromodulation techniques in poststroke motor impairment recovery: Efficacy, challenges, and future directions
title_full Neuromodulation techniques in poststroke motor impairment recovery: Efficacy, challenges, and future directions
title_fullStr Neuromodulation techniques in poststroke motor impairment recovery: Efficacy, challenges, and future directions
title_full_unstemmed Neuromodulation techniques in poststroke motor impairment recovery: Efficacy, challenges, and future directions
title_short Neuromodulation techniques in poststroke motor impairment recovery: Efficacy, challenges, and future directions
title_sort neuromodulation techniques in poststroke motor impairment recovery efficacy challenges and future directions
topic deep brain stimulation
spinal cord stimulation
stroke
transcranial direct current stimulation
transcranial magnetic stimulation
url http://www.tcmjmed.com/article.asp?issn=1016-3190;year=2024;volume=36;issue=2;spage=136;epage=141;aulast=Huang
work_keys_str_mv AT xianglinghuang neuromodulationtechniquesinpoststrokemotorimpairmentrecoveryefficacychallengesandfuturedirections
AT mingyungwu neuromodulationtechniquesinpoststrokemotorimpairmentrecoveryefficacychallengesandfuturedirections
AT ciouchanwu neuromodulationtechniquesinpoststrokemotorimpairmentrecoveryefficacychallengesandfuturedirections
AT liancingyan neuromodulationtechniquesinpoststrokemotorimpairmentrecoveryefficacychallengesandfuturedirections
AT meihueihe neuromodulationtechniquesinpoststrokemotorimpairmentrecoveryefficacychallengesandfuturedirections
AT yuchenchen neuromodulationtechniquesinpoststrokemotorimpairmentrecoveryefficacychallengesandfuturedirections
AT shengtzungtsai neuromodulationtechniquesinpoststrokemotorimpairmentrecoveryefficacychallengesandfuturedirections