Browse the latest research summaries in the field of rehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal, 2014 • June 1, 2014
This study assessed the suitability of a shoulder training machine, designed for able-bodied individuals, for use by wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries. The research involved 11 paraplegic sub...
KEY FINDING: The training machine requires adjustments to be suitable for paraplegic subjects, including a platform to secure the wheelchair.
Brain Inj., 2018 • January 1, 2018
The study focused on unemployed individuals with TBI living in the community who expressed interest in improving their psychological well-being. The research found that this group experienced cognitiv...
KEY FINDING: Participants with TBI showed significant cognitive impairment and high levels of emotional distress.
Eur J Neurosci, 2012 • July 1, 2012
This study aimed to determine if variations in step training could improve locomotor recovery in spinal cord-injured rats. Rats were trained to step forward, sideward, or backward after spinal cord tr...
KEY FINDING: Rats trained in sideward and backward stepping showed greater step consistency and coordination during forward stepping compared to forward-trained rats.
Neurorehabil Neural Repair, 2015 • March 1, 2015
The study assessed the impact of daily hindlimb stretching on locomotor recovery in rats with moderate spinal cord injury. The stretching protocol was modeled on practices observed in a clinical setti...
KEY FINDING: Daily hindlimb stretching significantly impaired functional recovery in rats with moderate spinal cord injury.
J Spinal Cord Med, 2008 • January 1, 2008
This case report presents a 26-year-old man with T9 paraplegia who developed inflammatory sacroiliitis, leading to elevated ESR and CRP levels. The patient had a recent urinary tract infection, which ...
KEY FINDING: Inflammatory sacroiliitis can be an unusual cause of elevated ESR and CRP levels in patients with SCI.
Ann Rehabil Med, 2015 • October 1, 2015
This study examined core and body surface temperatures in patients with incomplete SCI to assess thermoregulatory dysfunction. The results indicated that patients with upper SCIs (T6 or above) had low...
KEY FINDING: Patients with upper SCIs had significantly lower skin temperatures at the lower abdomen, anterior thigh, and anterior tibia compared to healthy individuals and patients with lower SCIs.
PLoS ONE, 2015 • July 13, 2015
This study analyzed a large Australian dataset to compare outcomes from in-patient rehabilitation (IPR) in working-aged adults across different groups of long-term neurological conditions. The analysi...
KEY FINDING: All six groups (Stroke, ABI, SCI, GBS, Progressive, CP) showed statistically significant change (p<0.001) between admission and discharge in both motor and cognitive subscales as well as total scores.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • January 1, 2017
This study evaluated the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI), assessing its test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and di...
KEY FINDING: The ABC scale demonstrated high test-retest reliability among participants with iSCI, indicating that individuals with iSCI reported very similar scores on two administrations of the ABC scale.
Bioeng Transl Med, 2024 • May 1, 2024
This study investigates the efficacy of photobiomodulation (PBM) in promoting neuroregeneration and functional recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI) using both implantable (iPBM) and transcutaneous ...
KEY FINDING: Optimal neuroprotection in vitro was achieved with PBM between 4 and 22 mW/cm2, with 11 mW/cm2 for 1 min per day (0.66 J/cm2) increasing cell viability by 45% and neurite outgrowth by 25%.
Health Expectations, 2017 • March 7, 2017
The study highlights the need to respect patients' capacities and limitations in their decision-making ability during rehabilitation after a spinal cord injury (SCI). Patients often feel restricted in...
KEY FINDING: Patients experienced a reduced ability to participate in decision making during the early phase after SCI due to physical, psychological, and environmental factors.