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 • January 1, 2023
This case study investigates the use of electrical rectal stimulation (ERS) as an alternative to digital rectal stimulation (DRS) for bowel management in an individual with a spinal cord injury. The r...
KEY FINDING: ERS was associated with effective bowel emptying in the participant.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • January 1, 2024
The study examined the impact of sufficient energy intake within the first 3 days of admission on functional outcomes and body weight change during hospitalization in patients with CSCI undergoing reh...
KEY FINDING: Sufficient energy intake within the first 3 days of admission did not affect functional outcomes in patients with CSCI.
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2023 • December 1, 2023
The study determined the cardiovascular risk and cardiometabolic syndrome burden during initial inpatient rehabilitation for individuals with SCI. It explored longitudinal changes in rehabilitation ou...
KEY FINDING: One third of the cohort had high cardiovascular risk profile before discharge.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2023 • July 1, 2023
This study aimed to determine which exercises maximally activate the serratus anterior (SA) and lower trapezius (LT) muscles while minimizing the upper trapezius (UT) activation in individuals with pa...
KEY FINDING: SA punch produced the greatest SA activation and lowest UT:SA ratio.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2023 • July 1, 2023
This scoping review synthesizes evidence on epidural SCS for improving motor control, neurological recovery, and voiding in individuals with chronic SCI. Epidural SCS, originally for chronic pain, has...
KEY FINDING: Epidural SCS can lead to variable improvements in volitional motor function in individuals with SCI.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2023 • July 1, 2023
This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the effectiveness of various rehabilitation interventions for improving standing balance in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI). The...
KEY FINDING: Body weight-supported training alone shows weak evidence for improving balance over regular training.
Children, 2023 • May 5, 2023
Sarcopenia is immediate and profound following spinal cord injury-related paralysis. The diminished muscle mass negatively affects the development and metabolism of the growing child and is associated...
KEY FINDING: Muscle mass correlates with functional outcomes in children with paralysis related to spinal cord-related neurologic deficits.
Brain Sci., 2023 • April 22, 2023
This systematic review investigates the use of innovative rehabilitation approaches in patients with SCI. For the first time ever, we have gone beyond robotics since our study also focuses on other pro...
KEY FINDING: Weak evidence suggests robotic devices may lead to better gait independence outcomes compared to conventional rehabilitation.
Brain Sci., 2023 • April 25, 2023
This preliminary study aimed to assess sleep quality changes during inpatient rehabilitation and relate them to patient characteristics. The study involved 35 patients and used the Pittsburgh Sleep Qu...
KEY FINDING: Most patients had poor sleep quality at admission (86%) and discharge (80%) as measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).
Int. J. Mol. Sci., 2023 • May 11, 2023
Endurance training prior to SCI has a beneficial effect on the activation of signaling pathways responsible for survival, neuroplasticity, and neuroregeneration. In the pretrained SCI group, the functi...
KEY FINDING: Endurance training alone increased the gene expression and protein level of immature CNP-ase oligodendrocytes (~16%) at Th10, and caused rearrangements in neurotrophic regulation of inhibitory GABA/glycinergic neurons at the Th10 and L2 levels.