Browse the latest research summaries in the field of spinal cord injury for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Neurorehabil Neural Repair, 2016 • August 1, 2016
The study determined if delaying exercise intervention until pain is detected would similarly ameliorate established SCI-induced pain. The results show that delaying exercise until allodynia develops ...
KEY FINDING: Exercise therapy initiated at early stages of allodynia is ineffective at attenuating neuropathic pain.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • May 1, 2017
This pilot study investigated the effectiveness of a motor learning-based wheelchair training program for new manual wheelchair users with SCI. The training program resulted in changes in propulsion p...
KEY FINDING: The training led to significant changes in the area of the push loop, indicating that participants were bringing their hands down toward the axles of their wheelchairs during propulsion.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2015 • January 1, 2015
This study examined the psychometric properties of the CIQ in a large sample of individuals with SCI. The study aimed to determine the reliability and validity of the CIQ for assessing community integ...
KEY FINDING: The factor structure of the CIQ was not stable over time, suggesting that the way the CIQ measures community integration may change over time.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • March 1, 2017
This study investigated the relationships between dietary intakes of amino acids and serum lipid profile along with blood pressure among individuals with SCI. The results indicated that specific amino...
KEY FINDING: Higher dietary intake of lysine was positively related to levels of fasting plasma glucose (FPG), triglyceride (TG), systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP).
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • January 1, 2016
This case study evaluated the feasibility of combining abdominal functional electrical stimulation (AFES) with mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) in a participant with tetraplegia. The study ...
KEY FINDING: AFES was successfully combined with MI-E at eight assessment sessions with a participant with tetraplegia.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • January 1, 2017
This case study investigated the impact of a 12-week periodized high-intensity interval training (HIT) program on a 42-year-old man with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). The participant showed substa...
KEY FINDING: The participant's peak aerobic power (WPeak) improved by approximately 45% within the first 6 weeks of training.
Muscle Nerve, 2014 • October 1, 2014
The study investigated the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation–induced resistance exercise (NMES-RE) on intracellular signaling pathways involved in translation initiation and mechanical l...
KEY FINDING: SCI muscle appears to be more sensitive to muscle contraction even several years after the injury, possibly due to heightened compensatory mechanisms against muscle atrophy.
J Neural Eng, 2013 • June 1, 2013
The study investigated the effectiveness of cervical intraspinal microstimulation (ISMS) in reanimating paralyzed limbs following cervical spinal cord injury in rats. ISMS was delivered to the cervica...
KEY FINDING: ISMS evoked movements at a similar percentage of sites from spinally-intact animals and from animals tested at each of the three time points after spinal cord injury.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2015 • January 1, 2015
This case report describes the successful surgical management of a 26-month-old child with a chronic unilateral locked facet joint and spinal cord injury (SCI). The child underwent posterior surgical ...
KEY FINDING: The surgical reduction and fusion of the C4/5 vertebrae were successful in a 26-month-old child with a chronic unilateral locked facet joint and spinal cord injury.
JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA, 2014 • August 1, 2014
This study evaluated the acute effects of serotonergic medications on locomotor performance in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI). The study found that administration of a 5HT antag...
KEY FINDING: Neither SSRIs nor 5HT antagonists improved locomotion in iSCI subjects.