Rehabilitation Research
Browse the latest research summaries in the field of rehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Starting a new conversation: Engaging Veterans with spinal cord injury in discussions of what function means to them, the barriers/facilitators they encounter, and the adaptations they use to optimize function
Disabil Health J, 2017 • January 1, 2017
This study used photovoice to understand how Veterans with SCI define function, the facilitators and barriers to function, and adaptations to support functioning. The study found that participants def...
KEY FINDING: Participants defined function in terms of 'normalcy,' aspects of daily living, and the ability to be independent.
Non-pharmacological interventions for chronic pain in people with spinal cord injury (Review)
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2014 • November 1, 2014
This review critically appraised the effectiveness and safety of non-pharmacological interventions for chronic pain in people living with SCI, identifying 16 randomized trials with 616 participants. T...
KEY FINDING: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may reduce pain in the short and mid term.
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation and testosterone did not influence heterotopic ossification size after spinal cord injury: A case series
World J Clin Cases, 2016 • July 16, 2016
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) are effective rehabilitation strategies to attenuate muscle atrophy and evoke hypertrophy in persons with spinal ...
KEY FINDING: In Subject A (NMES-RT + TRT), the whole thigh skeletal muscle CSA increased by 10%, the knee extensor CSA increased by 17%, and the HO + femoral bone CSA did not change.
Efficacy of QuadroPulse rTMS for improving motor function after spinal cord injury: Three case studies
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • January 1, 2016
The study investigated the effects of repetitive QuadroPulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMSQP) on motor function in three individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The interventions involved...
KEY FINDING: Single-day rTMSQP application improved walking speed in the person targeted for walking, accompanied by increased cortical excitability and reduced spinal excitability.
Assessment of passive knee stiffness and viscosity in individuals with spinal cord injury using pendulum test
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2015 • January 1, 2015
The study measured knee joint stiffness and viscosity in individuals with SCI and healthy controls using the Wartenberg pendulum test. Results showed significantly greater stiffness in SCI patients co...
KEY FINDING: Patients with SCI have significantly greater joint stiffness compared to able-bodied subjects.
The effects of backward walking training on balance and mobility in an individual with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury: A case report
Physiother Theory Pract, 2016 • October 1, 2016
This case report demonstrates improvements in balance and walking function in an adult with chronic ISCI following participation in an intense backward walking training program. Walking rehabilitation...
KEY FINDING: Balance improved based on the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) score increasing from 20 to 37 out of 56.
Brain-controlled muscle stimulation for the restoration of motor function
Neurobiol Dis, 2015 • November 1, 2015
This review discusses the potential of combining Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) and Brain-Machine Interfaces (BMIs) to restore motor function in paralyzed individuals. Current FES systems are...
KEY FINDING: FES can improve muscle strength, range of motion, and potentially reduce spasticity, leading to benefits like improved cardiopulmonary function, bone strengthening, and pressure sore relief.
EFFECTS OF ROBOTIC-LOCOMOTOR TRAINING ON STRETCH REFLEX FUNCTION AND MUSCULAR PROPERTIES IN INDIVIDUALS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY
Clin Neurophysiol, 2015 • May 1, 2015
The study quantitatively characterizes the therapeutic effects of RAST on neuromuscular properties in SCI subjects, focusing on reflex and intrinsic stiffness. GMM and RCR statistical techniques ident...
KEY FINDING: RAST reduces intrinsic and reflex stiffness magnitude and modulation with position in SCI subjects.
Robot-aided assessment of lower extremity functions: a review
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2016 • July 21, 2016
The paper reviews robot-aided assessment methods for lower extremity functions, contrasting clinical practices with instrumented technologies. It emphasizes the need for high-quality, clinically relev...
KEY FINDING: Robotic devices offer more objective, sensitive, reliable and time-efficient assessments compared to traditional clinical methods.
Comparison of self-report sleep measures for individuals with multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury
Arch Phys Med Rehabil., 2015 • March 1, 2015
The study investigated self-report measures of sleep disturbances and sleep-related impairments in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) or spinal cord injury (SCI). The Medical Outcomes Study Slee...
KEY FINDING: Mean scores on the MOS-S Sleep Index II were significantly worse for both the MS and SCI samples than those of previously reported samples representative of the US general population.