Browse the latest research summaries in the field of spinal cord injury for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2020 • July 13, 2020
This cross-sectional pilot study evaluated the challenges faced by individuals with SCI in Tanzania during Clean Intermittent Catheterisation (CIC). The study found that while some individuals perform...
KEY FINDING: A major obstacle for the implementation and continuation of CIC in individuals with SCI in Northern Tanzania is the availability of CIC equipment for home-usage.
Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2020 • October 21, 2020
This study used a proteomic approach to identify biomarkers in blood plasma that could predict the response of patients with incomplete chronic traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) to growth hormone (GH...
KEY FINDING: The combined treatment of GH plus rehabilitation is feasible and safe, and that GH but not placebo slightly improves the SCI individual motor score.
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022 • August 31, 2022
The study investigates the barriers and supports for children in kindergarten through fifth grade returning to school after a spinal cord injury or disorder (SCI/D). Survey results indicated that chil...
KEY FINDING: A significant number of children were placed in integrated education after their SCI/D, despite not experiencing cognitive decline.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2022 • October 1, 2022
This study investigates the efficacy of telepsychology, specifically video-based CBT, for individuals with SCI to address depression and improve well-being. Participants within one year of SCI are ran...
KEY FINDING: The study anticipates that participants receiving tele-CBT will experience improvements in depressive and anxiety symptoms and increased life satisfaction compared to those receiving usual care.
Spinal Cord, 2019 • December 1, 2019
This cross-sectional study examined the association between telomere length and clinical characteristics in individuals with chronic SCI, suggesting that more severe injuries may induce more substanti...
KEY FINDING: Telomere length was inversely related to age, confirming the expected association between aging and telomere shortening.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • October 23, 2019
The study assessed the experiences and educational needs of health care professionals working in SCI regarding natural disasters, climate change, and sustainability, revealing a perceived impact of cl...
KEY FINDING: A majority of respondents (57.6%) believed climate change had impacted their client’s health and well-being.
BMC Neurology, 2020 • January 20, 2020
The study examined healthcare providers' experiences with medication therapy management (MTM) for individuals with spinal cord injury/dysfunction (SCI/D). Participants discussed their experiences and ...
KEY FINDING: Healthcare providers generally felt that caring for SCI/D patients was similar to caring for other patients, but with added complexity due to physical limitations. Most participants felt that the care they provided for persons with SCI/D was similar to the care that they provided to other patients, with some differences relating to the physical limitations and medical complexity associated with SCI/D.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 • May 31, 2021
The study analyzed static and dynamic strength indicators in Paralympic powerlifting athletes with and without spinal cord injury (SCI) to determine if SCI athletes are at a disadvantage. The main fin...
KEY FINDING: Greater 1RM load resulted in lower propulsive velocity for both SCI and OD groups.
Asian Spine Journal, 2021 • June 1, 2021
This study investigated the impact of patient counseling and socioeconomic factors on the timing of enrolment in a spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation program in India. The study found that early ...
KEY FINDING: Patients receiving early counseling (Group A) started rehabilitation significantly sooner (mean 28 days) compared to those presenting directly for rehabilitation (Group B, mean 149 days).
Neural Regen Res, 2020 • April 3, 2020
The study investigated the neuroprotective effects of combining a ketogenic diet (KD) with ketone salt (KS) supplementation in rats with acute spinal cord injury (SCI). The results showed that KD + KS...
KEY FINDING: Exogenous ketone supplementation raised blood ketone levels more than the KD alone in uninjured animals.