Browse the latest research summaries in the field of public health for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2022 • January 1, 2022
This study investigated disparities in inpatient rehabilitation (IPR) admission and outcomes for adolescents between pediatric and adult IRFs, focusing on the impact of demographics, injury characteri...
KEY FINDING: Adolescents with SCI were more likely to undergo rehabilitation at the level 1 trauma versus pediatric facility compared to TBI patients.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2022 • February 13, 2022
The Team Kinesiology Model (TKM) provides a standardized way of continuing rehabilitative care to help patients return to their lives and activities of daily living (ADL) in an economical and efficien...
KEY FINDING: The Team Kinesiology Model improves patient health and quality of life.
Scientific Reports, 2022 • March 11, 2022
This study compared physical activity levels of individuals with and without SCI using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey. It found that physical activity levels are significantly reduced ...
KEY FINDING: People with SCI have significantly reduced physical activity levels compared to the general population across three measures: leisure time activity frequency, leisure time activity intensity, and transportation time activity intensity.
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 • August 3, 2022
This study investigated the priorities for functional recovery and preferences for community rehabilitation services among Chinese individuals with SCI and their caregivers, also examining their views...
KEY FINDING: Tetraplegics prioritize recovery of arm/hand function, followed by upper trunk/body strength and balance, and bladder/bowel function.
Injury Epidemiology, 2022 • March 8, 2022
This study provides an overview of the extent of the issue and patient complexity necessary for planning the health-care management and injury prevention of CS-Fx. The typical CS-Fx patient was an eld...
KEY FINDING: The overall crude incidence rate of CS-Fx in Norway was 14.9/100,000 person-years.
Spinal Cord, 2022 • May 1, 2022
This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between demographic, injury, and behavioral predictors of emergency department (ED) visits and ED-related hospitalizations among individuals with c...
KEY FINDING: High frequency of prescription medication usage, prescription medication misuse, and lack of planned exercise were associated with greater odds of at least one ED visit and at least one ED-related hospitalization.
Spinal Cord, 2022 • April 11, 2022
This systematic review evaluated existing literature about the effectiveness of telerehabilitation as an intervention for the management of SCI, focusing on LMICs. Of the five included studies, there ...
KEY FINDING: Some significant improvements to quality of life and pressure ulcer management were observed with telerehabilitation.
Med Humanit, 2022 • May 2, 2022
The article explores the intersection of critical disability studies, humanities, and global health using scarf injuries in Bangladesh as a case study. It argues for the integration of a humanities-ba...
KEY FINDING: Scarf injuries disproportionately affect adolescent girls from low-income backgrounds due to the affordability of autorickshaws.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022 • January 1, 2022
This editorial discusses the importance of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) within the spinal cord injury (SCI/D) community. The IDEA Committee within the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury ...
KEY FINDING: Explicit bias can be minimized by developing awareness of the problem and establishing policies.
Cureus, 2022 • April 29, 2022
This case report details a 44-year-old male who developed thoracic spinal cord myelopathy and cognitive decline due to nitrous oxide abuse from whipped cream canisters (whippits). Despite normal serum...
KEY FINDING: The patient presented with sub-acute onset upper and lower extremity rigidity and memory loss due to whippit abuse.