Browse the latest research summaries in the field of physiology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Spinal Cord, 2020 • March 1, 2020
This secondary analysis of a clinical trial examined the effects of combining low-dose testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) with neuromuscular electrical stimulation resistance training (NMES-RT) on...
KEY FINDING: The combination of low-dose TRT and RT resulted in significant hypertrophy of the glutei muscles compared to TRT alone.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2020 • January 1, 2020
This pilot study investigated the feasibility of overnight electrical stimulation (ES) to activate leg muscles in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The study found that overnight ES-induced m...
KEY FINDING: After 8 hours of electrical stimulation, muscles still contracted, indicating the method's feasibility for prolonged use.
eLife, 2019 • December 3, 2019
This study establishes a murine model of sepsis with ICU-like interventions to investigate chronic muscle weakness in survivors. The research demonstrates that sepsis survivors have prolonged muscle w...
KEY FINDING: Sepsis survivors exhibit chronic muscle weakness for at least one month, even after muscle mass recovery.
Spine Surg Relat Res, 2021 • April 1, 2021
This study anatomically investigated the localization of the lumbar plexus within the psoas muscle using 27 cadavers. The psoas muscle was cut at L2/3, L3/4, and L4/5 disc levels, and the position of ...
KEY FINDING: The lumbar plexus is located in the posterior one-third and medial one-third of the psoas muscle.
Clinical Neurophysiology Practice, 2022 • November 14, 2022
This case report emphasizes the importance of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) in detecting spinal positioning-related neurological complications during kyphoscoliosis correction in...
KEY FINDING: IONM is valuable in detecting spinal positioning-related neurological complications during kyphoscoliosis correction. The case highlights how IONM can identify issues arising from patient positioning before surgical maneuvers.
BMC Neurology, 2020 • July 1, 2020
This clinical trial protocol outlines a randomized, placebo-controlled study to investigate the effects of daily acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH), with or without walking practice, on walking function...
KEY FINDING: The fundamental hypothesis guiding this study is that repetitive exposure to AIH (10 sessions in 2 weeks) will enhance walking recovery in ambulatory and non-ambulatory persons with subacute SCI, presumably by augmenting neural plasticity.
Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions, 2022 • July 7, 2022
The study compared the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) versus voluntary conditioning contractions (CC) on subsequent explosive contractions (EC) of the knee extensors. Results i...
KEY FINDING: Time to Peak Torque was significantly lower when preceded by NMES (11.1%, p=0.019), indicating a faster rise to peak force.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2022 • December 1, 2022
This study examines the differences in vital signs and mental status between septic patients with tetraplegia and paraplegia to improve early identification of sepsis in the tetraplegic population. Th...
KEY FINDING: Septic patients with tetraplegia had lower maximum temperature compared to septic patients with paraplegia.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2020 • October 2, 2020
This systematic review aimed to evaluate melatonin levels in individuals with complete cervical SCI compared to healthy controls and those with other types of SCI. The review analyzed 12 studies to as...
KEY FINDING: Adults with complete cervical SCI tend to have absent diurnal melatonin rhythms compared to healthy controls and individuals with thoracolumbar SCI below T3.
Muscle Nerve, 2014 • October 1, 2014
The study investigated the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation–induced resistance exercise (NMES-RE) on intracellular signaling pathways involved in translation initiation and mechanical l...
KEY FINDING: SCI muscle appears to be more sensitive to muscle contraction even several years after the injury, possibly due to heightened compensatory mechanisms against muscle atrophy.