Browse the latest research summaries in the field of rehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Spinal Cord, 2018 • October 1, 2018
The study investigated the effects of repeated passive limb movement (PLM) on blood flow in individuals with paraplegia. Nine participants with complete spinal cord injuries underwent five one-minute ...
KEY FINDING: Repeated one-minute bouts of PLM resulted in consistent and significant increases in femoral artery blood flow (FABF) during each bout.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • January 27, 2019
This case report describes a patient who presented with low back pain and was eventually diagnosed with solitary bone plasmacytoma (SBP) causing spinal cord compression. The patient underwent surgical...
KEY FINDING: The patient, initially presenting with low back pain, was diagnosed with solitary bone plasmacytoma (SBP) causing spinal cord compression at T7-T9, leading to incomplete paraplegia.
Exp Neurol, 2009 • June 1, 2009
This study presents a straight alley version of the BBB locomotor scale for assessing hindlimb motor function in rats after spinal cord injury. The method involves training rats to ambulate in a rewar...
KEY FINDING: BBB scores in the open field and straight alley were highly correlated (r=0.90), validating the straight alley for locomotor assessment.
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2012 • December 1, 2012
This case report presents a rare instance of delayed-onset thoracic SCIWORA in a 38-year-old male following a fall. The patient initially presented with back pain but developed progressive lower extre...
KEY FINDING: The patient, a 38-year-old male, experienced delayed onset of lower extremity weakness 7 days after a fall, which progressed and was diagnosed as thoracic SCIWORA.
J Neurophysiol, 2006 • April 1, 2006
This study examined the effects of long-term neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) training on musculoskeletal health in individuals with acute spinal cord injury (SCI). The primary outcomes wer...
KEY FINDING: Long-term NMES training resulted in significant improvements in plantar flexor muscle properties, including increased peak torque (+24%), torque-time integral (+27%), fatigue index (+50%), and torque rise time (+45%).
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2014 • August 1, 2014
This case report describes rhabdomyolysis in a spinal cord injury patient presenting with nausea and vomiting. Early diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis through regular creatine kinase level checks can help p...
KEY FINDING: The patient with acute spinal cord injury presented with rhabdomyolysis, but the primary symptoms were nausea and vomiting, not the typical muscle pain or dark urine.
J Rehabil Res Dev, 2008 • January 1, 2008
Stroke is a major cause of disability, and muscle abnormalities in the contralateral leg may contribute to this disability. These abnormalities include muscle atrophy, altered contractile protein expr...
KEY FINDING: Contralateral leg muscle shows atrophy compared to the ipsilateral leg in chronic stroke patients.
JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA, 2009 • July 1, 2009
The study aimed to determine if initiating swim training acutely after spinal cord injury (SCI) is more beneficial than initiating it after 2 weeks. Rats with moderate to severe thoracic contusion SCI...
KEY FINDING: Acute swim training (initiated 3 days post-SCI) is less effective than training initiated at 2 weeks post-injury in improving swimming ability.
J Spinal Cord Med, 2009 • June 1, 2009
The SCIRehab study aims to examine the effects of speech language pathology (SLP) interventions on spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation outcomes. A detailed SLP taxonomy documentation process was d...
KEY FINDING: The SLP taxonomy includes 7 intervention categories: speech production for patients with artificial airway, motor speech and voice, swallowing, cognitive-communication, and communication.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2011 • September 1, 2011
This study investigates the prevalence of preinjury alcohol and drug use among individuals with recent spinal cord injury (SCI) and its implications for rehabilitation. The results indicate that prein...
KEY FINDING: A significant portion of individuals with recent SCI have a history of alcohol and drug problems prior to their injury.