Browse the latest research summaries in the field of rehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
Showing 2,921-2,930 of 3,020 results
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, 2013 • June 5, 2013
The letter addresses the limited research evaluating the performance of external powered orthoses (EPOs) for paraplegic subjects. It highlights the lack of clinical studies and the questionable qualit...
KEY FINDING: Most research on external powered orthoses focuses on introducing the devices without clinical studies.
Spinal Cord, 2014 • April 1, 2014
This study investigated the relationship between mobility aid usage, pain, fatigue, and depressive symptoms in ambulatory individuals with SCI. The findings suggest that pain intensity and fatigue are...
KEY FINDING: Using people as a mobility aid was associated with increased odds of depressive symptomatology.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2014 • January 17, 2014
The study aimed to quantify and characterize dynamic postural balance while standing among individuals with a spinal cord injury using the comfortable multidirectional limits of stability test and to ...
KEY FINDING: Individuals with SCI showed a significantly greater COPlength (total distance traveled by the center of pressure) compared to able-bodied individuals in most directions.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2014 • May 1, 2014
Back pain and arthritis are the most common and costly conditions examined, significantly impacting the healthcare system due to their high prevalence and effect on disability. Traumatic brain injury,...
KEY FINDING: Back pain and arthritis affect over 100 million individuals and cost over $200 billion per year.
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2013 • December 1, 2013
This case report presents a rare instance of supernumerary phantom limbs (SPL) and phantom limb pain in a patient with complete spinal cord injury (SCI). The patient experienced the sensation of an ad...
KEY FINDING: A patient with complete spinal cord injury experienced supernumerary phantom limbs (SPL) and associated phantom limb pain, a rare occurrence.
The Journal of Neuroscience, 2014 • January 29, 2014
This study provides direct evidence that trans-spinal DCS can alter muscle tone in mice with and without spinal cord injuries. The researchers found that spinal-to-sciatic DCS reduced muscle tone, whi...
KEY FINDING: Spinal-to-sciatic DCS reduced transit and steady stretch-induced nerve and muscle responses in both control mice and those with spinal cord injuries and spasticity.
The Scientific World Journal, 2013 • October 5, 2013
This study investigated the use of a myoelectrically controlled functional electrical stimulation (MeCFES) device to improve hand function in individuals with cervical spinal cord injuries. The primar...
KEY FINDING: The MeCFES device improved hand test score in 63% of the subjects at first application.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2014 • January 1, 2014
The results of this study provided preliminary support for our conceptual model; however, the final model explained only a small proportion of the variance associated with PTG. In this sample, greater...
KEY FINDING: Being female, younger, having less formal education, and less time since injury had significant relationships with PTG, whereas depression, violent etiology, and injury level/severity did not.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2014 • June 1, 2014
The study evaluated an implanted neuroprosthesis to restore arm and hand function in individuals with high-level tetraplegia. The neuroprosthesis system, consisting of implanted stimulators and electr...
KEY FINDING: The neuroprosthesis system was successfully implanted in both individuals, and it has functioned properly for at least 2.5 years post-implant.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2014 • January 1, 2014
The study investigated the effects of an abdominal binder (AB) on respiratory and speech outcomes in individuals with tetraplegic spinal cord injury (SCI). Results indicated that the AB improved respi...
KEY FINDING: Significant improvements were found in respiratory parameters (vital capacity, forced vital capacity, and forced expiratory volume in 1 second) when participants wore an abdominal binder.