Browse the latest research summaries in the field of spinal cord injury for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Alpha Psychiatry, 2022 • July 1, 2022
The letter discusses the development of a culturally sensitive psychosocial care program (COSP) for Chinese people with spinal cord injury (SCI) during inpatient rehabilitation. The COSP program was d...
KEY FINDING: The COSP program showed positive effects on psychosocial outcomes such as coping, depression, anxiety, and quality of life.
Biomedicines, 2023 • January 21, 2023
This review investigates the effectiveness of hydrotherapy in improving lower limb functioning in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. A literature search from 2000 to 2021 across multiple databases yie...
KEY FINDING: Hydrotherapy can effectively reduce spasticity and oral baclofen doses in patients with spinal cord injuries, leading to improved Functional Independence Measurement (FIM) scores.
Asian Spine Journal, 2020 • December 1, 2020
This prospective study evaluated trunk musculature and intervertebral discs in SCI patients with thoracolumbar fractures using MRI. The study revealed significant decreases in disc and trunk parameter...
KEY FINDING: Significant decreases were observed in disc parameters (disc angle, skin angle, CSA, disc height) and trunk parameters (trunk width, trunk depth, CSA of lumbar muscles) during the first 3 months after SCI.
Spinal Cord, 2019 • December 1, 2019
This study explored unique predictors of perceived injustice versus depression in individuals undergoing inpatient rehabilitation after spinal cord injury. The research identified time since injury, s...
KEY FINDING: Time since injury, state anger, and sex had significantly different relationships with perceived injustice compared to depression symptoms.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2020 • July 1, 2020
This cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between musculoskeletal pain, fear-avoidance factors, quality of life (QoL), and activity in active manual wheelchair users with spinal cord in...
KEY FINDING: A strong association was identified between pain catastrophizing and task-specific shoulder pain, indicating that psychological factors significantly influence the experience of pain during activities.
J Neurosurg Spine, 2020 • May 1, 2020
This retrospective cohort study analyzed data from the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) from 2011 to 2014 to profile the epidemiology and clinical risk of traumatic spinal injuries (TSIs) in pediatric...
KEY FINDING: TSIs represented 3.7% of all pediatric sports-related trauma cases in the study period.
BMC Neurology, 2020 • July 1, 2020
This clinical trial protocol outlines a randomized, placebo-controlled study to investigate the effects of daily acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH), with or without walking practice, on walking function...
KEY FINDING: The fundamental hypothesis guiding this study is that repetitive exposure to AIH (10 sessions in 2 weeks) will enhance walking recovery in ambulatory and non-ambulatory persons with subacute SCI, presumably by augmenting neural plasticity.
Spinal Cord, 2020 • October 7, 2019
This study benchmarks all-cause and cause-specific mortality following NTSCI to the general population (GP). Cause-specific SMRs varied according to etiology. This supports the need for targeted clinica...
KEY FINDING: The mortality rate for persons with NTSCI was 1.6 times greater than that of the general population in Switzerland.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2021 • March 1, 2019
This case report presents a novel approach of thoracoscopic nerve mobilization and phrenic to intercostal nerve transposition to restore innervation of the diaphragm in a child with tetraplegia. The p...
KEY FINDING: The patient, a 5-year-old female with tetraplegia and ventilator dependence, was able to achieve ventilator independence two years after undergoing thoracoscopic intercostal to phrenic nerve transfer.
Journal of International Medical Research, 2021 • May 1, 2021
This case report describes a patient who developed SCI after TPI in the left thoracolumbar paraspinal muscles. MRI and electrophysiological studies confirmed the presence of edema/inflammation in the ...
KEY FINDING: The patient experienced an electric shock sensation during the TPI procedure, followed by weakness and neuropathic pain in the left lower extremity.