Browse the latest research summaries in the field of rehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Conflict and Health, 2014 • March 20, 2014
This study evaluates a spinal cord injury rehabilitation program implemented in Sri Lanka following the 2009 conflict, demonstrating the feasibility and effectiveness of providing such care in a compl...
KEY FINDING: The majority of patients (83.2%) were successfully discharged to the community.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014 • March 13, 2014
This review highlights that predicting walking recovery after SCI is possible based on patient demographics and clinical examination, particularly AIS classification. Instrumental examinations, like S...
KEY FINDING: Patients with complete sensory-motor lesions have very limited chances of regaining walking function, and if they do, they are often 'limited ambulators'.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2014 • March 24, 2014
The longitudinal growth pattern of gait impairment for two groups of SCI subjects—control and intervention—over four weeks of ongoing Lokomat training, was investigated and analyzed with the GMM. Two ...
KEY FINDING: Two distinct recovery classes (low and high walking capacity) were identified for each clinical evaluation from both the control and intervention groups.
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 2014 • March 18, 2014
This review explores the evolution of operant conditioning of spinal reflexes from basic science to clinical therapy. It highlights the importance of basic research for clinical progress and the syner...
KEY FINDING: Operant conditioning can induce long-term changes in spinal cord pathways.
PLoS ONE, 2014 • May 1, 2014
This study evaluated the relationship and redundancy between gait speeds measured by the 10MWT and 6MWT after motor incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI). While the speeds were correlated between the 6...
KEY FINDING: Walking speeds from the 10MWT and 6MWT were highly correlated, but the 10MWT speeds were generally faster.
BioMed Research International, 2014 • April 7, 2014
This study investigated the impact of one year of arm training on hemodynamic responses to metaboreflex activation in spinal cord injured (SCI) individuals. The results demonstrated that training impr...
KEY FINDING: Cardiac output response to metaboreflex activity increased significantly after one year of training.
HAND, 2014 • March 4, 2014
The study evaluated surgical procedures to reconstruct pinch and hook functions in tetraplegic patients, comparing different tendon transfer and tenodesis techniques. Results indicated that both BR an...
KEY FINDING: Both brachioradialis (BR) and pronator teres (PT) tendon transfers were equally effective for reconstructing key pinch.
Surgical Neurology International, 2014 • April 16, 2014
This review examines early mobilization protocols for hospitalized patients, finding that getting patients out of bed soon after surgery can decrease perioperative morbidity and length of stay (LOS). ...
KEY FINDING: Early mobilization protocols in various medical/surgical settings correlate with reduced complications like respiratory issues, DVT/PE, and infections.
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2014 • April 1, 2014
This study compared the ability of individuals with cervical spinal cord injuries (SCI) to use smartphones versus conventional mobile phones, focusing on identifying appropriate assistive devices. The...
KEY FINDING: Participants with C4 cord injuries found mouth sticks to be the most suitable assistive device for using mobile phones.
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 2014 • May 12, 2014
Following SCI, the spinal cord adapts to reduced synaptic excitation by increasing motoneuron excitability. This is done via mechanisms like increased constitutive monoamine receptors and downregulate...
KEY FINDING: Motoneuron Persistent Inward Currents (PICs) are reduced in spinal shock but re-emerge in the weeks following SCI, contributing to both motor recovery and spasticity.