Locomotion and its recovery after spinal injury

Recent advances indicate not only that the spinal cord has great potential for locomotor recovery after lesion but also that locomotor training can op timise this recovery through some form of 'learning'. Improvement of residu al function can also be achieved through the use of various drugs and treat ments such as spinal grafts. In spinal-cord-injured humans, a number of rec ent studies have allowed an objective quantification of the improvement of locomotion through various forms of training and stimulation.