Research Methodology & Design Research

KEY FINDING: WBV leads to peptide changes in neural tissues, reduced vertebrae density, and inflammation and degeneration of the intervertebral disc (IVD).

KEY FINDING: Four distinct classes of functioning trajectories were identified: stable high functioning, early functioning improvement, moderate functioning improvement, and slow functioning improvement.

KEY FINDING: Exercise programs that followed or exceeded existing guidelines showed improvements in fitness and cardiometabolic health in Korean studies.

KEY FINDING: Patient-related factors, including the type of spinal cord injury (complete vs. incomplete) and the presence of polytrauma, are the most frequent reasons for delayed decompressive surgery.

KEY FINDING: Participants experienced lost access to essential health services and SCI-specific support, particularly rehabilitation, leading to concerns about physical health deterioration and increased pain.

KEY FINDING: The cost of acute care ranged from $290 to $612,590, inpatient rehabilitation from $19,360 to $443,040, the first year after injury from $32,240 to $1,156,400, and the ensuing years from $4,490 to $251,450.

KEY FINDING: All three methods for creating the crosswalk (expert panel, equipercentile, and Rasch analysis) resulted in strong correlations between the original scores and the converted scores.

KEY FINDING: The study is the first to use a participatory action research approach to co-create and evaluate a healthcare transition support intervention for youth with spinal cord injuries.

KEY FINDING: The SCI community was receptive to data sharing, but there were disagreements on how open or restrictive sharing should be.

KEY FINDING: The primary outcome is change in physical activity level at post 8-week intervention.