Browse the latest research summaries in the field of research methodology & design for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2024 • December 31, 2024
This study uses visualization software VOSviewer and CiteSpace to provide the current status and trends in SNI of acupuncture over the past decade and predicts potential research frontiers and hot dir...
KEY FINDING: Acupuncture combined with drug therapy, physical therapy, and rehabilitation training can comprehensively improve the treatment effect for sciatic nerve injury.
J Nucl Med, 2025 • February 1, 2025
This study introduces [18F]3F4AP as a PET tracer for imaging demyelinated axons after spinal cord injury in both animal models and humans, showing its efficacy in detecting incomplete SCI. The tracer ...
KEY FINDING: [18F]3F4AP PET in rats showed over a 2-fold increase in tracer binding localized to the injury site 7 days post-injury compared to baseline.
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2025 • January 8, 2025
This case report describes the successful insertion of a new intrathecal baclofen catheter in a patient with a fractured catheter, without removing the original fractured catheter. The new catheter wa...
KEY FINDING: The intrathecal baclofen catheter breakage was identified as the cause of the patient's worsening spasticity 13 years after the initial pump implantation.
Systematic Reviews, 2025 • January 23, 2025
This systematic review assesses the measurement properties of TBI-QoL and SCI-QoL using the COSMIN framework to guide evidence-based application. The review finds sufficient content validity, structur...
KEY FINDING: Both TBI-QoL and SCI-QoL show sufficient content, structural, internal consistency, and construct validity.
BMJ Case Rep, 2025 • January 10, 2025
Cervical fracture dislocation often leads to neurological deficits, manifesting with sensory and motor symptoms, which may persist even after surgical intervention. In Case 1, the patient presented wi...
KEY FINDING: Case 1 involved a patient with left-hand numbness after a car accident who had a C5/C6 facet fracture dislocation and spinal cord indentation, treated with open reduction and fixation.
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2025 • February 12, 2025
This paper introduces the “360° Model of Research”, a novel framework designed to prioritize functioning as a primary health indicator, particularly for individuals living with health conditions. The ...
KEY FINDING: The 360° Model emphasizes functioning as a key health indicator, combining biological health with lived experience.
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2025 • February 25, 2025
This study analyzed research trends on cognitive dysfunction after traumatic brain injury (TBI) from 2004 to 2023 using bibliometric methods. The analysis identified key journals, institutions, countr...
KEY FINDING: The Journal of Neurotrauma is the most productive and influential journal in this field.
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2025 • March 3, 2025
This study analyzed the global trends and hotspots in research on neuromodulation for spinal cord injury (SCI) using bibliometric analysis of publications from 2005 to 2024. The results showed a stead...
KEY FINDING: The number of publications on neuromodulation in SCI showed an increasing trend from 2005 to 2024.
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2025 • March 24, 2025
This qualitative study found that both patients and municipal physiotherapists valued participating in The Stroke School. Patients reported high motivation for exercise immediately after their stroke ...
KEY FINDING: Patients felt a sense of safety throughout the study due to close monitoring and follow-up sessions, which reassured them about being physically active.
PLOS ONE, 2025 • April 1, 2025
The study investigates inclusion and recognition experienced by individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) in Norway, The Netherlands, and Australia, considering the effects of mobility limitations and...
KEY FINDING: Mobility limitations are a weaker predictor of self-perceived inclusion and recognition compared to experiences of negative attitudes towards disabled people.