Rehabilitation Research

KEY FINDING: The study found a trend suggesting that rigid backrests are less comfortable compared to sling backrests.

KEY FINDING: PS-WBV acutely induced EMG activity in lower extremity muscles of SCI subjects.

KEY FINDING: The LokomatPro training alone did not significantly improve the clinical, kinetic, and electrophysiological outcomes in our patient.

KEY FINDING: FES can restore upper extremity function, enabling activities of daily living for individuals with cervical SCI. Neuroprostheses make use of the patient’s own paralyzed musculature to provide the power for grasp and the patient’s voluntary musculature to control the grasp.

KEY FINDING: At discharge, non-Hispanic black participants with tetraplegia and paraplegia had significantly poorer gains in FIM self-care and mobility scores relative to non-Hispanic white and Hispanic participants.

KEY FINDING: Thigh circumference increased after exercise and remained greater than baseline, but leg lean mass increased following exercise and decreased in the follow-up visit.

KEY FINDING: SLP treatment factors explain a small amount of variation in cognitive Functional Independence Measure (FIM), participation, and mood.

KEY FINDING: Hand placement is a key factor influencing upper extremity joint kinetics during wheelchair transfers.

KEY FINDING: There was no significant change in body weight, percent body fat, or FFM of the leg, arm, or trunk across all subjects after 6 months of ABT.

KEY FINDING: Most respondents reported that people with benign tumors were routinely admitted for rehabilitation but only a smaller percentage reported that people with malignant tumors were routinely admitted.