Browse the latest research summaries in the field of healthcare for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • May 1, 2016
This study evaluated the impact of the 2013 revision of the ISNCSCI worksheet on classification performance by comparing it to the 2011 version. The results indicated that the 2013 revision led to a s...
KEY FINDING: The 2013 worksheet revision significantly improved overall classification performance compared to the 2011 revision.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2007 • May 1, 2007
The study aimed to determine the frequency, severity, and course of seven symptoms in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and their association with patient functioning. Postal surveys were used...
KEY FINDING: Pain, weakness, fatigue, and numbness were the most frequently reported symptoms among individuals with SCI.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2016 • January 1, 2016
This qualitative study highlights the importance of addressing health-related issues and teaching health management skills to enhance individuals’ employment outcomes across their work lifecycle. Imme...
KEY FINDING: Individuals with SCI need to relearn how their body works to return to work and develop routines that support employment.
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2020 • January 1, 2020
This study confirms the safety of musculoskeletal CEUS using sulfur hexafluoride contrast agent, with a lower rate of adverse events compared to other contrast agents. The study analyzed 2268 CEUS exa...
KEY FINDING: The total rate of all adverse events was 0.13%, and the rate of severe adverse events was 0.04%.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2018 • May 1, 2018
This study aimed to determine factors associated with functional status six months following a traumatic cervical and thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI), with a particular interest in factors related t...
KEY FINDING: Motor-complete SCI (AIS-A,B) was the main predictive factor associated with decreased total SCIM score in both tetraplegia and paraplegia.
Qual Life Res, 2016 • October 1, 2016
The University of Washington Self-Efficacy Scale (UW-SES) was originally developed for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and spinal cord injury (SCI). This study evaluates the measurement invariance...
KEY FINDING: The study found that the UW-SES short form has scalar invariance across the four diagnostic subgroups (MD, MS, PPS, and SCI).
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2014 • January 1, 2014
The Rehabilomics framework is a translational model that provides an “-omics” overlay to the scientific study of rehabilitation processes and multidimensional outcomes, offering novel opportunities to...
KEY FINDING: Biomarkers can characterize pathophysiology during rehabilitation and recovery, and interrelationships between biomarkers and other innate factors can influence long-term functional outcome, disability and recovery path.