Browse the latest research summaries in the field of spinal cord injury for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Sensors, 2022 • January 11, 2022
This study presents an open-source electrical stimulation system designed to enhance research into FES-assisted devices, specifically for cycling, to enable recreational physical activity for individu...
KEY FINDING: The developed high-power FES device can generate biphasic electrical pulses with amplitude, width, and frequency up to 150 mA, 1000 µs, and 100 Hz, respectively.
ENEURO, 2022 • January 20, 2022
This study investigated the potential of closed-loop epidural stimulation (CLES) to elicit respiratory neuroplasticity after cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI) in freely behaving rats. The results dem...
KEY FINDING: CLES robustly facilitated the slope of stimulus-response curves of ipsilesional spinal motor evoked potentials (sMEPs) versus nonstimulated controls after C2HS.
Journal of Ginseng Research, 2022 • June 18, 2021
This meta-analysis investigated the effects of ginseng extract and ginsenosides on neurological recovery and antioxidant efficacy in rat models of SCI. The review found that both low and high dosages ...
KEY FINDING: Ginseng extract and ginsenosides significantly improved neurological function, as measured by the BBB locomotor rating scale.
Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2022 • January 6, 2022
This editorial discusses advances in spinal cord epidural stimulation (scES) for motor and autonomic function recovery after severe spinal cord injury (SCI). The research topic includes studies on the...
KEY FINDING: Epidural stimulation can improve motor function in individuals with complete paralysis from SCI, even at a chronic stage.
Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 • December 15, 2021
The study investigated the impact of intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA injections on heart rate variability (HRV) responses during urodynamic studies (UDS) in individuals with cervical and upper thorac...
KEY FINDING: UDS pre-treatment resulted in increased RR-interval as well as time and frequency domain metrics of HRV, indicating a parasympathetic response to bladder filling.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022 • January 5, 2022
This cross-sectional study examined the relationships between physical activity, smoking status, body composition, muscle strength, and forearm bone mineral density (BMD) in adult men after spinal cor...
KEY FINDING: Active male smokers after SCI had significantly lower BMD dis, BMC dis and prox, T-score dis, and prox than male non-smokers after SCI.
PLoS ONE, 2022 • January 27, 2022
This study investigated the biomechanical differences between able-bodied and SCI individuals walking in a ReWalkTM exoskeleton. The results indicated that SCI individuals exhibited reduced step lengt...
KEY FINDING: SCI group exhibited reduced step length and cadence compared to able-bodied individuals, leading to slower walking speeds within the exoskeleton.
PLoS ONE, 2022 • January 24, 2022
This study investigated the effects of FESRT on body composition in individuals within 24 months of SCI. The results indicated that FESRT significantly increased exercise capacity, lean mass, and atte...
KEY FINDING: FESRT resulted in a significant increase in total and leg lean mass compared to standard of care.
PM R, 2022 • December 1, 2022
This study investigates the impact of respiration on heart rate variability (HRV) measurements in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), comparing unpaced and paced breathing conditions. The resul...
KEY FINDING: Mean low frequency (LF) power was significantly higher during unpaced breathing compared to paced breathing.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2022 • January 14, 2022
This survey-based study investigates the demographics of pain following spinal cord injury (SCI), utilizing standardized pain assessment tools to characterize pain types and severities in relation to ...
KEY FINDING: 81% of individuals with SCI experience chronic pain, and 86% of those with pain have neuropathic pain.