Browse the latest research summaries in the field of pediatrics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2019 • June 1, 2019
This case report presents a novel application of anterior scoliosis correction (ASC) for progressive neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS) secondary to spinal cord injury (SCI) in an 11-year-old girl. The pat...
KEY FINDING: ASC effectively corrected scoliosis in a skeletally immature patient with NMS secondary to SCI, with the curve improving from 60° to 7° over three years.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2019 • May 1, 2019
This pilot project was to develop a training paradigm that would evaluate and improve the efficiency and biomechanics of wheelchair propulsion in youth with SCI by integrating real-time feedback from ...
KEY FINDING: Significant improvements were found for SmartWheel metrics of peak backwards force that improved from -3.08 Newtons (N) ± 2.1 pre training to -2.37 N ± 1.9 (p = .041) post training
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • May 9, 2019
This case report describes the early use of a diaphragmatic pacing system (DPS) in a 3-year-old girl with severe Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM). The DPS was implanted three weeks post-presentation, and ...
KEY FINDING: Direct stimulation of the diaphragm demonstrated contraction even when surface electrodiagnostics did not show diaphragmatic innervation.
Pediatrics, 2013 • January 1, 2013
This study assessed physical disability in children after inpatient rehabilitation for traumatic injuries. Children showed reduced functional limitations after a 3-week stay, but residual physical dis...
KEY FINDING: Children with traumatic injuries had severe physical disability on admission to inpatient rehabilitation.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2012 • July 1, 2012
This study examined the relationship between coping strategies and participation outcomes in youth with spinal cord injury (SCI). The goal was to determine whether individual coping strategies predict...
KEY FINDING: Higher levels of social support and lower levels of self-criticism predicted higher participation in informal activities.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2013 • April 1, 2013
This study aimed to determine baseline blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) measurements in youth with SCI, and to investigate differences in BP and HR in relation to age, gender, body mass index (...
KEY FINDING: With increasing age, SBP and DBP increased and HR decreased.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2013 • January 1, 2013
This article provides recommendations for selecting appropriate mobility options for children with spinal cord injury (SCI), considering medical necessity, neurological level, ASIA Impairment Scale sc...
KEY FINDING: Power wheelchairs offer various drive wheel configurations (front, mid, rear) to suit different terrains and maneuverability needs.
J Pediatr, 2014 • January 1, 2014
The study aimed to determine the prevalence and nature of residual cognitive disability after inpatient rehabilitation for children aged 7-18 years with traumatic injuries. The study found that childr...
KEY FINDING: Children with TBI had more severe cognitive disability on admission to inpatient rehabilitation compared to those with spinal cord injury or other injuries.
J Biomech, 2014 • January 3, 2014
This study introduces a custom biomechanical model to quantify upper extremity joint dynamics in pediatric manual wheelchair users (MWU). The model was used to evaluate a 17-year-old male with SCI, re...
KEY FINDING: The subject exhibited wrist extension angles up to 60°, indicating a high degree of wrist strain during wheelchair propulsion.
PM R, 2014 • May 1, 2014
Assessment of BMD in children is challenging because of the limitations of DXA in evaluating the growing skeleton. Increasing evidence suggests that bisphosphonates may be beneficial for pediatric dis...
KEY FINDING: Data suggest short-term improvements in BMD, whereas effects on fracture risk remain an area of debate.