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Amanda E. Chisholm is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation, focusing on the intersection of robotic exoskeletons, spinal cord injury (SCI), and sensorimotor recovery. Her work centers on restoring mobility and postural control in individuals with motor-complete SCI, challenging long-held assumptions about trunk muscle function. In her highly cited 2018 study (67 citations), she demonstrated that overground walking with a robotic exoskeleton can elicit trunk muscle activity in people with high-thoracic motor-complete injuries, revealing previously underappreciated neural sparing. Chisholm also pioneered the use of robotic devices to quantify lower extremity kinesthesia deficits (23 citations), providing a novel tool for assessing sensory impairments that often hinder functional recovery. Her case reports on overground versus treadmill-based robotic gait training (43 citations) show how active weight-shifting in devices like the Ekso can improve seated balance. Additionally, her work on feedback-error learning (19 citations) highlights short-term cortical plasticity after locomotor training, emphasizing the brain’s adaptive capacity. By integrating robotics with motor learning principles, Chisholm’s research offers practical pathways for enhancing rehabilitation outcomes, making her a pivotal figure in advancing assistive technologies for SCI recovery.
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