Browse the latest research summaries in the field of rehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • July 1, 2023
This study investigated the association between neuromuscular function, motor function impairment, and muscle and tendon structures in individuals with SCI compared to a control group. The results sho...
KEY FINDING: Muscle thickness, pennation angle, and fascicle length were lower in SCI participants for most muscles studied (RF, VL, VM, TA).
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • July 1, 2023
This mixed-methods study examined the long-term impacts of TEQ and ALLWheel interventions on adults with SCI, focusing on psychological needs, motivation for LTPA, LTPA participation, and participatio...
KEY FINDING: The TEQ intervention group maintained higher autonomous motivation compared to the control group at follow-up.
Physiother Theory Pract., 2023 • August 3, 2023
This case report explores using technology-based motor skill training to improve wrist motor control in a man with incomplete SCI. The training involved isometric force tracking, and the participant s...
KEY FINDING: Error in force tracking improved with training, with similar gains during both extension and flexion phases.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This retrospective cohort study evaluated the usefulness of sacral-sparing examinations in determining the ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) grade in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI). The s...
KEY FINDING: The S4-5LT examination demonstrated the highest agreement and strongest correlation with AIS determination (k = 0.89, P < 0.01, r = 0.84, P < 0.01).
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • March 1, 2024
This study examined the effects of an eight-week exoskeleton training program on the quality of life (QoL) of patients with chronic motor complete spinal cord injury (SCI). The results showed a signif...
KEY FINDING: Quality of life significantly improved after the exoskeleton training period, as indicated by the SF-36ww sum score.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • May 1, 2024
This retrospective cohort study investigated functional independence changes in 180 SCI patients after inpatient rehabilitation using SCIM III and FIM. Significant independence improvements were noted...
KEY FINDING: Independence significantly improved for all severities and levels of injury, except for AIS A and B patients at upper cervical levels.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • May 1, 2024
This study investigated the relationship between age, SCI duration, and cardiometabolic disease (CMD) risk factors in adults with SCI. It found that older age is associated with a higher CMD risk, whi...
KEY FINDING: Age increased odds for CMD diagnosis by 1.05 per year (P = 0.02) and was directly related to elevated body mass index (BMI, β = 0.42, P < 0.05), fasting glucose (β = 0.58, P < 0.01), and higher systolic blood pressure (β = 0.31, P < 0.10).
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • May 10, 2022
This open-label exploratory study assessed the tolerability and potential efficacy of MLC601/MLC901 (NeuroAiD) combined with rehabilitation in patients with severe spinal cord injury (SCI). The study ...
KEY FINDING: MLC601/MLC901 was found to be safe as an add-on treatment in severe SCI, with no adverse events considered related to the drug.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2025 • January 1, 2025
This study confirmed the responsiveness of the Trunk Assessment Scale for Spinal Cord Injury (TASS) and estimated the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for the TASS. The findings suggest ...
KEY FINDING: The changes in the TASS and those in the other assessments were weakly correlated at 1 month and moderately correlated at discharge.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • July 1, 2023
This study aimed to investigate the immediate effect of weight load during walker gait training on lower limb muscle activity and gait ability in patients with ISCI using a dependence feedback walker ...
KEY FINDING: The increase in lower limb muscle activation was greater during 20% walker dependence gait training compared to 100% walker dependence gait training.