Browse the latest research summaries in the field of rehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2012 • December 1, 2012
The study examined the role of social support in predicting burden among caregivers of adults aging with SCI, using cross-sectional data from a multisite randomized clinical trial. Results indicated t...
KEY FINDING: Social integration is a significant independent predictor of caregiver burden.
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2012 • June 1, 2012
The study investigated cardiorespiratory responses of SCI paraplegic patients using a motor-driven rowing machine. Motor rowing resulted in significantly higher work rate, exercise time, oxygen consum...
KEY FINDING: Work rate, time, oxygen consumption, and metabolic equivalents were significantly higher after the motor rowing test compared to the fixed rowing test.
Molecular Pain, 2012 • July 29, 2012
This study investigates the effects of neural mobilization (NM) on pain sensitivity in rats with chronic constriction injury (CCI). The results show that NM treatment reduces hyperalgesia and allodyni...
KEY FINDING: Neural mobilization treatment induced an early reduction of hyperalgesia and allodynia in CCI-injured rats, which persisted until the end of the treatment.
The Journal of Neuroscience, 2012 • August 8, 2012
This study investigates the impact of locomotor training on spinalized cats previously subjected to a spinal hemisection, exploring the spinal cord's ability to adapt after sequential injuries. Result...
KEY FINDING: The asymmetrical state of locomotion induced by the hemisection was retained durably after the subsequent spinalization without training.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2007 • January 1, 2007
Rehabilitation strategies that facilitate repeated practice of gait offer the greatest benefits to functional ambulation in sub-acute or chronic SCI. Supportive devices may augment functional ambulati...
KEY FINDING: Body-weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) is comparable to overground gait training in sub-acute SCI.
Neuroscience, 2012 • November 8, 2012
The study examined whether lumbar spinal cord motor neurons and other ventral horn cells of spinally transected (ST) rats were stimulated to produce BDNF mRNA in response to treadmill training. BDNF m...
KEY FINDING: BDNF mRNA expression in HSP27-labeled motor neurons was greater after 1000 steps/training session compared to 100 steps/training session.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2012 • July 1, 2012
Spinal cord injury (SCI) profoundly impacts physical and emotional intimacy, yet sexual rehabilitation often receives inadequate attention during acute care. Sexual function post-SCI is influenced by ...
KEY FINDING: Relationship factors like partner satisfaction, relationship quality, mood, and independence are more important for sexual satisfaction than genital functioning after spinal cord injury.
Frontiers in Physiology, 2012 • July 18, 2012
This study evaluates the effects of treadmill and cycle locomotor training on spasticity, reflex excitability, and limb use in rats with spinal cord injuries. The results indicate that both types of l...
KEY FINDING: Locomotor training, whether treadmill or bicycle, significantly reduces spasticity in rats with spinal cord injuries.
Ann Rehabil Med, 2012 • August 1, 2012
This study investigated factors influencing quiet standing balance in patients with incomplete cervical spinal cord injuries using tetra-ataxiometric posturography and clinical balance tests, comparin...
KEY FINDING: Patients with incomplete cervical spinal cord injuries showed significantly higher stability and weight distribution indices in all eight positions compared to healthy controls, indicating poorer stability and uneven weight distribution.
Global Journal of Health Science, 2012 • July 5, 2012
This study investigated the effect of early physiotherapy measures on musculoskeletal parameters (muscle strength and girth, and joint range of movement) that are required for functional activities in...
KEY FINDING: The study revealed significant differences in the muscle girth measurements in majority of the body segments of the extremities of the patients measured.