Browse the latest research summaries in the field of rehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014 • March 13, 2014
This review highlights that predicting walking recovery after SCI is possible based on patient demographics and clinical examination, particularly AIS classification. Instrumental examinations, like S...
KEY FINDING: Patients with complete sensory-motor lesions have very limited chances of regaining walking function, and if they do, they are often 'limited ambulators'.
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2013 • December 1, 2013
This case report presents a rare instance of supernumerary phantom limbs (SPL) and phantom limb pain in a patient with complete spinal cord injury (SCI). The patient experienced the sensation of an ad...
KEY FINDING: A patient with complete spinal cord injury experienced supernumerary phantom limbs (SPL) and associated phantom limb pain, a rare occurrence.
Neurology: Clinical Practice, 2019 • February 1, 2019
This study analyzes neurologic injuries sustained by patients in the Syrian war who were treated at a rehabilitation center on the Turkish-Syrian border from 2013 to 2016. The study found that gunshot...
KEY FINDING: Gunshot wounds were the dominant mechanism of injury in 54.3% of patients.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2009 • September 29, 2009
This preliminary study examined the impact of gender on shoulder strength and community wheelchair usage in individuals with paraplegia. The results indicated significant differences in shoulder torqu...
KEY FINDING: Men had 62%–96% greater shoulder torques than women, indicating significantly higher upper body strength.
J Spinal Cord Med, 2006 • January 1, 2006
This study evaluated the incidence and etiology for fever following acute SCI, and to evaluate associated risk factors (such as the level and completeness of injury) that may predispose to fever. This...
KEY FINDING: The incidence of fever was 60.4% and 50% in acute care and rehabilitation, respectively.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2012 • January 1, 2012
The SCIRehab project aimed to determine which rehabilitation interventions are most strongly associated with positive outcomes after spinal cord injury (SCI). The project documented details of the tre...
KEY FINDING: Patient and injury differences account for the majority of variation in outcomes. The variation in total hours of treatments add explanatory power to understanding outcomes.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • January 1, 2017
Acute SCI requires immediate and coordinated interventions to optimize long-term outcomes, emphasizing the 'time is spine' concept. Management includes pre-hospital stabilization, rapid transfer to sp...
KEY FINDING: Early surgical decompression (within 24 hours of injury) increases the odds of neurological improvement in patients with cervical SCI.
Physiol Rep, 2018 • August 1, 2018
This pilot study compared the effects of an 8-week high-protein diet versus a combined exercise regimen on metabolic health in individuals with long-standing spinal cord injury (SCI). Both the high-pr...
KEY FINDING: Fasting plasma glucose levels decreased in the combined exercise group compared to the high-protein diet group.
Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2015 • February 18, 2015
This review explores the role of rhythm generation circuitry in humans, particularly its relevance to locomotion and rehabilitation after spinal cord or brain injuries. It highlights the significance ...
KEY FINDING: Tonic central and peripheral sensory inputs can activate the spinal CPG circuitry in healthy humans, leading to stepping-like movements.
J Neurotrauma, 2012 • March 20, 2012
This systematic review evaluated the effects of pharmacological agents on walking function in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The review found limited evidence supporting the use of pharmac...
KEY FINDING: One RCT provided Level 1 evidence that GM-1 ganglioside in combination with physical therapy improved motor scores, walking velocity and distance better than placebo and physical therapy in persons with incomplete SCI.