Browse the latest research summaries in the field of participation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2013 • October 18, 2013
The study aimed to disentangle scale recalibration from anticipated adaptation in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) by comparing their predicted, recalled, and actual quality of life (QoL) rating...
KEY FINDING: Patients with SCI accurately predicted their future health states and recalled their previous health states using the TTO method.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2014 • January 1, 2014
This study examined bladder management methods and their impact on life satisfaction among SCI patients in Norway. The most common method was clean intermittent catheterization, with better adherence ...
KEY FINDING: Clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) is the most common method for managing bladder dysfunction among individuals with SCI in Norway.
Disabil Rehabil, 2015 • April 29, 2014
This retrospective study describes the effects of a rehabilitation program in a neurological inpatient unit in Brazil, focusing on independence in daily living and return to work for patients with str...
KEY FINDING: Improvement in motor FIM, Rankin and GOS was observed in all groups.
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2014 • June 1, 2014
This study investigates the prognostic value of AIS and PTSEP in post-acute SCI patients, focusing on predicting functional recovery. The research highlights that AIS and PTSEP effectively evaluate pr...
KEY FINDING: The study found that the recovery of walking ability and balance was significantly different between patients with complete and incomplete spinal cord injuries based on initial AIS and SEP assessments.
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2022 • February 9, 2022
This study investigated the impact of heterotopic ossification (HO) on functional recovery in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) within the first year after injury, comparing them to matched co...
KEY FINDING: Individuals with heterotopic ossification achieved around 40% less functional improvement over time compared to their matched counterparts.
Epigenetics Insights, 2023 • September 11, 2023
This scoping review examines the state of the science in epigenetics and secondary complications following SCI. The review identified 23 articles that investigated SCI and examined epigenetic regulati...
KEY FINDING: The review found that most studies focused on histone modification and DNA methylation as epigenetic mechanisms in SCI, primarily in animal models.
PLoS ONE, 2016 • March 2, 2016
This study evaluated five functional tests in rats with dorsal column injuries at the cervical or thoracic level to determine their sensitivity in detecting functional deficits and their suitability f...
KEY FINDING: The inclined rolling ladder and horizontal ladder tests were found to be the most sensitive overall in detecting functional deficits after dorsal column injury.