Browse the latest research summaries in the field of musculoskeletal medicine for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol., 2024 • June 20, 2024
This study assessed neuromuscular fatigue by comparing rapid force production in elbow flexors and extensors between athletes with amputation (AMP) and spinal cord injury (SCI). SCI athletes exhibited...
KEY FINDING: SCI athletes had lower MVF and RFDpeak values than AMP athletes.
Front. Rehabil. Sci., 2024 • July 16, 2024
The project successfully co-developed and disseminated a series of nine educational podcasts and related EATs, titled “The Bare Bones Podcast Series,” to educate individuals with SCI/D about bone heal...
KEY FINDING: Nine podcast episodes and related Educational Action Planning Tools (EATs) were co-developed with PLEX partners, reviewers, and expert panel members.
Bioengineering, 2024 • August 12, 2024
This study investigated the effects of BWSTT and neurotrophin-releasing scaffolds, alone and in combination, on bone loss following spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats. The study found that BWSTT and the...
KEY FINDING: BWSTT and combinational groups reported higher biomechanical properties in the tibial bone (below injury level) when compared to the injury and scaffold groups.
Interventional Pain Medicine, 2023 • January 2, 2023
This case report describes an 83-year-old male who developed anterior spinal artery syndrome (ASAS) nine days after undergoing kyphoplasty for a T8 vertebral compression fracture. The ASAS was caused ...
KEY FINDING: A rare case of delayed-onset ASAS occurred nine days after kyphoplasty, caused by retropulsion of a bone fragment from a refractured vertebral body.
Rev Bras Ortop, 2024 • September 4, 2024
This study showed that applying NMES for 5 weeks prevents biceps brachii muscle atrophy after incomplete cervical SCI. Additionally, this therapy prevents loss in IL-6 levels, a potential stimulation ...
KEY FINDING: NMES prevents biceps brachii muscle atrophy after incomplete cervical SCI in rats.
BMJ Open, 2024 • March 4, 2024
This study protocol outlines a randomized controlled trial to investigate the effects of exoskeletal-assisted walking (EAW) alone versus EAW combined with transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS)...
KEY FINDING: The combination of EAW+tSCS may promote a more reciprocal firing pattern for the flexors and extensors than EAW alone resulting in increased functional joint torque contribution of the lower limb.
Calcified Tissue International, 2024 • September 25, 2024
This study evaluated the impact of early zoledronic acid (ZOL) infusion on bone mineral density (BMD) in acute traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) patients compared to chronic TSCI patients. The findi...
KEY FINDING: Acute TSCI patients had higher bone turnover markers and sclerostin concentrations at baseline compared to chronic TSCI patients.
Medicine, 2024 • September 30, 2024
This study aimed to clarify long-term bone loss from the acute (within 12 months) to the chronic (over 12 months) phase in hundreds of individuals with SCI and to identify both demographic and SCI-rel...
KEY FINDING: Substantial annual bone loss occurred in the total hip site up to 3 years postinjury and in the femoral neck site up to 2 years postinjury.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2024 • September 23, 2024
This study validated the structural validity of the BARQ-R using Rasch analysis in community-dwelling adults with and without musculoskeletal pain in the US, and validated previous Rasch analysis resu...
KEY FINDING: The 9-item Rasch-based BARQ-R had no misfitting items after rescoring 1 item and deleting 3 items in community-dwelling adults with and without musculoskeletal pain.
World Journal of Orthopedics, 2024 • October 18, 2024
This study analyzes research trends in exercise therapy (ET) for pain management in postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) patients over the last decade using bibliometric analysis. Key findings include a...
KEY FINDING: There was a rapid increase in annual publication output in 2015, followed by stable growth in subsequent years, indicating growing scholarly attention.