Browse the latest research summaries in the field of research methodology & design for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2014 • July 1, 2014
This article describes how QOL is defined and conceptualized. Cross-culturally, the concept has been assessed in many ways, evolving from an economic indicator to what is currently primarily understoo...
KEY FINDING: There were no significant differences in how the US and Brazilian samples rated their QOL, suggesting good preliminary concurrent validity for the translated version of the QOL Data Set.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • January 1, 2016
This study explores the content of global meaning in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and investigates whether global meaning changes after SCI. Global meaning refers to the fundamental belie...
KEY FINDING: The study identified five key aspects of global meaning in people with SCI: core values, relationships, worldview, identity, and inner posture.
Medicine, 2015 • February 1, 2015
This case report presents two cases of spinal neurilemmoma in a 29-year-old man and an 11-year-old boy, highlighting the clinical and radiographic features of this rare condition. Both patients underw...
KEY FINDING: Intraspinal neurilemmoma, though rare, should be considered when diagnosing spinal cord compression.
J Spine Surg, 2016 • September 1, 2016
The paper discusses surfer's myelopathy (SM), a rare spinal cord infarction, typically associated with surfing. It presents a case of SM in a demolition worker, highlighting that the condition can occ...
KEY FINDING: SM can occur in non-surfing settings, suggesting that strenuous activity to the spine can be a trigger.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • May 1, 2017
This study developed and tested an ovine model of incomplete thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI) to facilitate preclinical testing of new clinical SCI treatments. The modified weight drop technique was ...
KEY FINDING: Gait analysis revealed repeatable quantitative differences in 20% of the key kinematic parameters of the sheep, pre- and post-SCI.
JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA, 2015 • December 15, 2015
The study updates and characterizes an electromagnetic spinal cord injury device (ESCID) to create consistent C4 hemi-contusion injuries in rats, graded by displacement (0.6 mm or 0.8 mm). Behavioral ...
KEY FINDING: Moderate (0.6 mm) and large (0.8 mm) displacement injuries showed consistent differences in forelimb asymmetry, metrics of the CatWalk, and sub-scores of the IBB.
Behav Brain Res., 2015 • September 15, 2015
This study examined the effect of pre-injury task-specific training on motor recovery in rats with spinal cord injury (SCI), focusing on grasping and swimming tasks. The results indicated that pre-tra...
KEY FINDING: Swim pre-training impaired recovery of swimming 2 and 4 weeks post-injury, suggesting motor learning interference.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2015 • July 1, 2015
This systematic review examined factors associated with employment outcomes in individuals with SCI, categorizing them by modifiability and using the ICF framework. The review identified key modifiabl...
KEY FINDING: Education, vocational rehabilitation, functional independence, social support, and financial disincentives were modifiable factors consistently associated with employment outcomes.
Asian Spine J, 2016 • October 1, 2016
This systematic review aimed to assess the evidence regarding the incidence of thromboembolism and the use of prophylaxis in the sub-acute phase (3–6 months post-injury) of spinal cord injury (SCI). T...
KEY FINDING: The review identified seven relevant articles, but they were too different to combine their results statistically.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2015 • January 1, 2015
This study explored the feasibility of developing health system quality indicators for traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) using administrative data in Ontario, Canada. The objectives...
KEY FINDING: The study identified 7,693 SCI cases, with 20% categorized as traumatic SCI (TSCI) and 80% as non-traumatic SCI (NTSCI).