Nakahara, Ryo
Tanaka, Yousuke
Kojima, Kotaro
Miyashita, Hajime
Sato, Hiroki https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7245-6555
Asai, Naoki
Yamashita, Tatsuro https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5166-8520
Bourne, Yoko
Kobayashi, Miyako
Shackleton, Claire
Krassioukov, Andrei V. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0022-7972
Samejima, Soshi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3796-8085
Funding for this research was provided by:
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
Morton Cure Paralysis Fund
Nakatomi Foundation
Foundation for Physical Therapy
Canada Foundation for Innovation
International Spinal Research Trust
Article History
Received: 26 September 2025
Revised: 22 December 2025
Accepted: 23 January 2026
First Online: 2 February 2026
Ethical approval
: The project was approved by the University of Washington Human Subjects Division [Approval number; STUDY00022450]. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.
: The authors declare no competing interests.