HSP, Walking, and the Spinal Systems | Why Walking Stops Being Automatic

Описание: Walking is supposed to be automatic. For people with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP), it often is not.

In this video, i-DASH explores how walking is normally shared across spinal systems, and what changes in HSP when one key system loses inhibition. Rather than focusing on muscles or strength, this video looks at walking through a nervous-system and spinal-control lens.

You will learn:
How walking unfolds across five phases, from intention to termination
The six major descending spinal systems involved in walking
Why rhythm and steady walking are often harder than starting
How elevated tone, reflex noise, and fatigue interfere with automatic walking
Why balance problems are often a second-order effect, not a primary deficit
How understanding these systems opens the door to better, more personalized strategies

This video is based on lived experience with HSP and systems-level reasoning. It is intended for education and understanding, not medical advice.

Chapters / Timestamps
00:00 Walking Is Supposed to Be Automatic
00:13 The Cortex and the Spine
00:31 The Five Phases of Walking
01:01 Six Spinal Systems, One Behavior
01:28 The Corticospinal System
01:42 The Reticulospinal System
02:01 Central Pattern Generators and Rhythm
02:20 The Three Shape Systems
02:56 What Changes in HSP
03:55 From Understanding to Action

In the next video, i-DASH shows how these insights are used to build a practical, individualized intervention plan.

Disclaimer
This video reflects personal experience with HSP and systems-level interpretation of walking. It is for educational purposes only and does not replace medical advice or clinical care.

Keywords / Tags
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
HSP walking
HSP gait
spinal cord walking
central pattern generators
reticulospinal tract
corticospinal tract
spasticity walking
neurological gait disorders
automatic walking
balance problems
tone and spasticity
neuroplasticity walking
HSP patient experience

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