Spinal Cord Injury Research

KEY FINDING: PPD and PPA were most prevalent in women with cervical SCI, followed by upper thoracic SCI, and then lower SCI.

KEY FINDING: The higher pulse width (1,000 μs) NMES demonstrated a greater effect on central activation, as quantified by more frequent occurrences of post-NMES EMG activity.

KEY FINDING: The pandemic highlighted the importance of SCI rehabilitation services concerning patient flow, management of neurologic impairments among individuals with long COVID, and the value of redeployed rehabilitation service providers.

KEY FINDING: Mechanical impingement was observed during scapular plane elevation and propulsion, but not during pressure relief maneuvers in most participants.

KEY FINDING: After 47 weeks of PAS, the subject's SCIM score improved from 40 to 56, indicating improved self-care and indoor mobility.

KEY FINDING: Deficient vitamin D levels were suggestively associated with future chest illness, though with wide confidence limits.

KEY FINDING: Motorcycle accidents had a higher percentage of thoracic SCIs compared to automobiles, which resulted in more cervical SCIs.

KEY FINDING: Machine learning shows promise in improving diagnostic accuracy through advances in MRI segmentation and classification.

KEY FINDING: PD markedly facilitated BMSC differentiation into neuron-like cells by activating the Nrf2 pathway and increased the expression of neuronal markers in the transplanted BMSCs at the injured spinal cord sites.

KEY FINDING: All treatment groups showed significantly increased BDNF mRNA and protein expression levels, while NF-κB levels were reduced, compared to the SCI group.