Browse the latest research summaries in the field of physiology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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PLoS ONE, 2021 • May 7, 2021
This scoping review mapped the evidence on measurement properties of body composition tools to assess whole-body and regional fat and fat-free mass in adults with SCI, and to identify research gaps in...
KEY FINDING: Whole-body DXA is the only tool supported by studies showing both acceptable test-retest reliability and convergent validity for assessing body composition in SCI.
J Physiol, 2021 • August 1, 2021
Passive skeletal muscle mechanical properties of whole muscle are not as well understood as muscle’s active mechanical properties. Future studies defining the specific load bearing structures and thei...
KEY FINDING: Titin bears the majority of passive load within the single muscle cell.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2022 • December 1, 2022
This study examines the differences in vital signs and mental status between septic patients with tetraplegia and paraplegia to improve early identification of sepsis in the tetraplegic population. Th...
KEY FINDING: Septic patients with tetraplegia had lower maximum temperature compared to septic patients with paraplegia.
Clinical Neurophysiology Practice, 2022 • November 14, 2022
This case report emphasizes the importance of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) in detecting spinal positioning-related neurological complications during kyphoscoliosis correction in...
KEY FINDING: IONM is valuable in detecting spinal positioning-related neurological complications during kyphoscoliosis correction. The case highlights how IONM can identify issues arising from patient positioning before surgical maneuvers.
Nutrients, 2023 • January 16, 2023
This study investigated the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity and factors influencing body composition in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) in Japan. The study found that sarcopenia, obesity, and s...
KEY FINDING: Sarcopenia, obesity, and sarcopenic obesity were prevalent in 76%, 85%, and 64% of patients, respectively.
bioRxiv preprint, 2023 • January 7, 2023
We investigated the role of genetics, age and sex on AIHH-induced respiratory motor plasticity of both cortical (presumably volitional) diaphragm MEPs and brainstem automatic (P0.1) neural pathways in...
KEY FINDING: AIHH-induced changes in diaphragm MEP amplitudes were lower in individuals heterozygous for APOE4 (i.e., APOE3/4) allele versus other APOE genotypes (p=0.048).
Nature Communications, 2023 • January 27, 2023
This study explores segmental strength recovery in upper limb muscles after cervical SCI, identifying factors predictive of recovery. Findings indicate a proximal-to-distal gradient in strength recove...
KEY FINDING: Distal muscles of the upper limb show limited and delayed strength recovery compared to proximal muscles after cervical SCI.
Bioengineering, 2023 • February 6, 2023
This study examined central neural and peripheral muscle changes after a spinal cord injury (SCI) using surface electromyography (EMG). MFCV was found to be significantly slower in the SCI group than ...
KEY FINDING: Muscle fiber conduction velocity (MFCV) was significantly slower in the SCI group than the control group at all force levels.
IEEE J Biomed Health Inform., 2023 • March 1, 2023
This study introduces a novel CMAP scan analysis method using staircase function fitting to extract MUNE and other physiological information. The staircase fitting model was validated using simulated ...
KEY FINDING: The staircase function fitting provides an appropriate approach to CMAP scan processing, yielding MUNE and other useful parameters for examination of motor unit loss and muscle fiber reinnervation.
Respir Physiol Neurobiol, 2018 • January 1, 2018
This study compared respiratory function and motor control in typically developing children and children with spinal cord injury (SCI). It found that children with SCI have significant deficits in res...
KEY FINDING: Children with SCI have significantly reduced FVC, FEV1, and PEmax values compared to TD controls, indicating impaired respiratory function.