Browse the latest research summaries in the field of spinal cord injury for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2020 • January 1, 2020
The study assessed the awareness and utilization of the Professional Standards of Practice for Psychologists, Social Workers, and Counselors in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation among professionals in...
KEY FINDING: 63% of respondents were aware of The Standards, with 79% of those having read all or part of them.
Asian Spine Journal, 2020 • February 1, 2020
This study evaluated the impact of game-based VR training on trunk postural control and balance in SCI patients, comparing outcomes with a control group and assessing results based on the severity of ...
KEY FINDING: VR training as an enjoyable adjunctive therapy showed potential benefits in balance rehabilitation of patients with SCI.
Neurotrauma Reports, 2022 • January 1, 2022
This study compared 24-hour blood pressure (BP) measurements in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) to non-injured (NI) controls to assess BP instability. The results showed that partici...
KEY FINDING: Participants with SCI had a lower percentage of awake systolic BP measurements within the normal range (90–140 mmHg) compared to ambulatory non-injured individuals.
Neurosci. Bull., 2020 • November 16, 2019
This study investigates the effects of epidural spinal cord stimulation (ESCS) on oligodendrocyte differentiation and its cellular and molecular mechanisms in rats with spinal cord injury (SCI). The r...
KEY FINDING: ESCS improves hindlimb motor function in rats with SCI at 7, 14, 21, and 28 days after injury, indicating a sustained positive effect on motor recovery.
JACEP Open, 2020 • September 24, 2020
Individuals with SCI/D are at much higher risk of complications of respiratory infections including the more rapid onset of respiratory failure and death due to respiratory muscle paralysis, other chr...
KEY FINDING: Persons with SCI/D have greater mortality from pneumonia and influenza compared to the general population with the standardized mortality ratio for pneumonia and influenza for all types of SCI/D calculated approximately 40.2,3
Int J Public Health, 2022 • November 30, 2022
This study investigates social inequalities in mental health of persons with SCI from 22 countries considering four distinct individual-level SES indicators (education, household income, financial hard...
KEY FINDING: Financial hardship and subjective status consistently predicted individual-level mental health inequalities across the countries studied.
Scientific Reports, 2021 • January 1, 2021
This study investigates the impact of spinal cord injury (SCI) on sensorimotor adaptation learning, focusing on the cerebellum's contribution to these deficits. The researchers found that individuals ...
KEY FINDING: Individuals with SCI showed a reduced ability to learn from movement errors compared to control subjects during a reaching task.
JCI Insight, 2021 • March 8, 2021
Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes severe disability, and the current inability to restore function to the damaged spinal cord leads to lasting detrimental consequences to patients. Here, we developed a ...
KEY FINDING: MHC1 inhibits the activation of Cx43 hemichannels in both primary spinal astrocytes and astrocytes in situ.
Spinal Cord, 2020 • June 15, 2020
This study examined the implementation of a community-based model of care for individuals with SCI in Bangladesh, focusing on the experiences of participants and healthcare professionals. The model of...
KEY FINDING: Pressure injuries were a significant concern, discussed in at least one phone call with 43% of participants. Case-managers provided strategies to treat and prevent them.
Spinal Cord, 2020 • May 1, 2020
This study assessed the impact of multidrug-resistant gram-negative organisms (MDRGNOs) on outcomes in individuals with spinal cord injury/disorder (SCI/D). The results showed that having an MDRGNO cu...
KEY FINDING: MDRGNOs are prevalent in SCI/D, with 33.0% of the 8,681 individuals having a MDRGNO.