BPK 448 Rehabilitation of
Movement Control 2026-3
Course Outline, Lecture Slides and Reading Materials
Course Outline https://www.sfu.ca/outlines.html?2026/fall/bpk/448/d100
Mediasite Viewing of the Recorded Lectures: https://stream.sfu.ca/Media/Channel/1267-bpk-448-d100/browse/null/most-recent/null/0/null
Week 1
Wed Sept 9 Lecture
1 Introduction to BPK 448 -- Rehabilitation of Movement Control
Week 2
Mon Sept 14 Lecture 2 Overview of Spinal Cord Anatomy and Physiology
Lecture 3 Spinal Cord Injuries
Wed Sept 16 Lecture 3 Spinal Cord Injuries (to end)
Lecture 4 Self-Repair Capacity of Peripheral Neurons (Slides 1-3)
Week 3
Mon Sept 21 Lecture 4 Self-Repair Capacity of Peripheral Neurons (Slides 4-end)
Recommended readings:
1978 Davis Gordon Hoffer Jhamandas Stein Peripheral nerve CAPs following ligation or resuturing J. Physiol.
1979
Hoffer Stein Gordon Differential atrophy of sensory and motor
fibers following section of cat peripheral nerves.
Review questions, Lectures 1-5
Wed Sept 23 Lecture 5 Self-Repair Capacity of Central Neurons
Week 4
Mon Sept 28 MIDTERM 1 (55 minutes) followed by
Lecture 6 CNS Plasticity after Injuries to Peripheral Nerves, Roots or Spinal Cord
Wed Sept 30 No lecture (SFU closed for holiday)
Week 5
Mon Oct 5 Lecture 7 CNS Pathologies – Stroke
Wed Oct 7 Lecture 8 Impairment and DIsability
Review questions, Lectures 6-8
Week 6
Mon Oct 12 No lecture (SFU closed for holiday)
Wed Oct 14 Lecture 9 Spasticity Assessment and Management Lecture 9-10-11 Notes
Week 7
Mon Oct 19 Lecture 9 (conclusion) and Lecture 10 Neurosurgical Management of Spasticity
Midterm 1 Scores Scores distribution graph
Wed Oct 21 Lecture 11 Orthopaedic Surgical Management of Spasticity in CP
Recommended reading: 2013 Roberts Surgical Management of Spasticity
Review questions, Lectures 9-10
Mon Oct 26 Lecture 12 Orthopaedic Surgical Principles Guest lecturer: Alex Hoffer, MD
Wed Oct 28 MIDTERM 2 (55 minutes) in Room K9500 will examine mainly (but not only) material from Lectures 5-10 and related Readings
Week 8
Mon Nov 2 Lecture 13 Surgical Rehabilitation after Quadriplegia
Lecture 14 Principles of Neurostimulation
Wed Nov 4 Lecture 14 (cont.)
Week 9
Mon Nov 9 Lecture 14 (conclusion) and Lecture 15 Electrical Recruitment of Muscle Force
Midterm 1 and Midterm 2 Marks
Wed Nov 11 No lecture (holiday)
Week 10
Mon Nov 16 Lecture 15 (conclusion) and Lecture 16 External Walking Assist Systems for Foot Drop
Review questions, Lectures 11-17
Wed Nov 18 Lecture 17 Implanted Walking Assist Systems for Foot Drop
Week 11
Mon Nov 23 Lecture 17 (conclusion) and Lecture 18 Advanced Neuromuscular Interfaces for Control of Limb Prostheses
Wed Nov 25 MIDTERM 3 (55 minutes) in Room K9500 will examine mainly (but not only) material from Lectures 11-17 and related Readings
Week 12
Mon Nov 30 Lecture 19 Assisted Breathing Methods and Lecture 20 Transvascular Diaphragm Pacing
Wed Dec 2 Lecture 21 Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's and other Movement Disorders
Week 13
Mon Dec 7 Lecture 22 Cortical Recordings for Control of Prostheses
Fri Dec 11 12:00 - 2:00 FINAL EXAM (120 minutes) in Room K9500
will examine material from All Lectures and related Readings, with emphasis on Lectures 17-21.