Rehabilitation Research

KEY FINDING: The tSCI Pathway was drafted in overarching and detailed formats.

KEY FINDING: Motor ZPPs were found in 35.2% of datasets from incomplete injuries, whereas sensory ZPPs were much less frequent (1.0%).

KEY FINDING: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and functional electrical stimulation (FES) can increase muscle mass, decrease fat mass, and decrease BF%, which can help ameliorate the obesity barrier to increased functional abilities and to improve cardiometabolic health.

KEY FINDING: The A-PEX demonstrated excellent internal consistency, with Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranging from 0.83 to 0.96 for its domains and scales.

KEY FINDING: A significant proportion (37.9%) of individuals with AIS-D tSCI met the criteria for home-based rehabilitation after acute care.

KEY FINDING: Existing guidelines focus on mental health disorders and neglect positive adjustment processes after SCI.

KEY FINDING: Weekly mean workload, total workload, adherence and successful exercise recording presented significantly higher values in the synchronous compared to asynchronous tele-exercises.

KEY FINDING: The 'automated' delivery system demonstrated a goodness-of-fit of 98.1% to the 'ideal' AIH protocol, compared to 34.8% for the 'manual' system, indicating improved accuracy in dose timing.

KEY FINDING: Proper transfer skills are linked to the magnitude and timing of joint moments in the upper limbs, with specific skills targeting the trailing arm associated with lower moments at the shoulder and elbow.

KEY FINDING: Dance-based interventions can help prevent brain shrinkage in areas important for memory, especially in people at risk of dementia.