Browse the latest research summaries in the field of spinal cord injury for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2013 • January 1, 2013
A spinal cord injury (SCI) not only causes paralysis, but also has long-term impact on physical and mental health. The consequences of SCI require that health care professionals begin thinking about p...
KEY FINDING: The leading etiology of SCI is MVC at 39.2%. Safety tips such as always wearing a seat belt or utilizing an air bag, obeying the speed limit, paying attention, and following rules of the road are vitally important to the primary prevention of an SCI.
World J Orthop, 2015 • January 18, 2015
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a serious medical condition that causes functional, psychological and socioeconomic disorder. The goals of rehabilitation and other treatment approaches in SCI are to impro...
KEY FINDING: Respiratory complications are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in both acute and chronic stages of SCI.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2014 • January 1, 2014
This study explores the association between secondary health conditions (SHCs) and daily activities (DAs) among individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI). The findings indicate that the pre...
KEY FINDING: The presence of an SHC increased the probability of not participating in daily activities. Certain SHCs were associated with many DAs, including light-headedness/dizziness, fatigue, neurologic deterioration, and respiratory infections.
J Spinal Cord Med, 2005 • July 1, 2005
This paper presents two cases of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) who experienced late complications from thoracolumbar fusion instrumentation, specifically displaced hooks and protruding rod...
KEY FINDING: Both individuals experienced back pain from proximal hook displacement, without neurologic decline.
J Spinal Cord Med, 2009 • June 1, 2009
The SCIRehab project developed discipline-specific taxonomies for SCI rehabilitation treatments, enabling detailed documentation of interventions. These taxonomies were implemented on PDAs to facilita...
KEY FINDING: Seven discipline-specific SCI rehabilitation taxonomies were developed.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2017 • September 21, 2017
The study investigated the impact of hope on coping and psychosocial adjustment outcomes in individuals with SCI. It confirmed that higher hope is associated with better psychosocial adjustment. The r...
KEY FINDING: Higher hope levels correlated with better life satisfaction and self-reported adjustment.
Neural Plasticity, 2017 • September 12, 2017
This study demonstrates that injured RtST axons can rewire and form new connections with PrINs after SCI, which is associated with improved locomotor performance. The timing of the SCI plays a critica...
KEY FINDING: Rats with a delayed staggered SCI (dSTAG) showed significantly more RtST-PrIN contacts in the grey matter compared to those with a concomitant staggered SCI (cSTAG).
JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA, 2012 • August 10, 2012
The study evaluated the efficacy of dissociated predegenerated nerve (dPDN) transplants in promoting spinal cord regeneration and functional recovery in rats with spinal cord injuries, comparing them ...
KEY FINDING: dPDN grafts survive within the injured spinal cord and promote the ingrowth of axons to a similar extent as purified Schwann cell (SC) grafts.
Spinal Cord, 2018 • June 1, 2018
This study characterized hindlimb EMG patterns in rats with SCI in response to muscle stretch, identifying clonic-like, air-stepping, and spasm responses, which are similar to those seen in humans. Th...
KEY FINDING: Three main EMG patterns in response to stretch were identified: clonic-like, air-stepping, and spasms.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2014 • January 1, 2014
This pilot study investigated the effectiveness of a mixed-reality (MR) exercise environment on engagement and enjoyment levels of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and intellectual and develo...
KEY FINDING: All participants reported increased levels of engagement, enjoyment, and immersion while using the MR exercise environment.