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
Wed Oct 7 Lecture 8
Week 6
Mon Oct 12 No lecture (SFU closed for holiday)
Wed Oct 14 Lecture 9