Browse the latest research summaries in the field of spinal cord injury for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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J Neurosurg Spine, 2022 • August 1, 2022
This study identified risk factors for sepsis following vertebral fracture repair for traumatic spinal injury. Key risk factors include cervical spine injuries, spinal cord injuries, pre-existing como...
KEY FINDING: Cervical spine injuries and spinal cord injuries are significantly associated with an increased risk of developing sepsis after vertebral fracture repair.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2022 • January 5, 2022
This retrospective study aimed to determine the incidence of hyponatremia and associated factors in patients with traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). The study found a high incidence of hypon...
KEY FINDING: Hyponatremia developed in 43.9% of traumatic cervical SCI patients.
Spinal Cord, 2022 • January 29, 2022
This multi-site, randomized controlled trial investigated the efficacy of exoskeleton gait training compared to standard gait training or usual care in individuals with chronic incomplete spinal cord ...
KEY FINDING: Exoskeleton training can improve clinical ambulatory status in chronic SCI participants with independent stepping ability at baseline.
Spinal Cord, 2022 • February 3, 2022
This study compared the physiological demands of exercise on an Adapted ROWing machine (AROW) and an Arm Crank Ergometer (ACE) in individuals with spinal cord injury/disease (SCI/D). The results indic...
KEY FINDING: Exercising on the AROW resulted in significantly greater oxygen consumption compared to ACE at similar sub-maximal workloads.
Spinal Cord, 2022 • February 5, 2022
The objective was to update the 2016 version of the Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of neuropathic pain in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). The working group identified an...
KEY FINDING: The panel agreed on three new screening and diagnosis recommendations, and eight new treatment recommendations. No new model of care recommendations were proposed as no relevant articles were identified.
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 • January 20, 2022
Bioluminescent optogenetic activation of spinal neurons results in accelerated and enhanced locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury in rats. Optogenetic stimulation following spinal cord injury ha...
KEY FINDING: Bioluminescent optogenetic stimulation of spinal neurons results in accelerated and enhanced locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury in rats.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2022 • February 28, 2022
This longitudinal observational study aimed to clarify the reasons for drop out during the five-month free-living training period for the HandbikeBattle event and to characterize the differences betwe...
KEY FINDING: The study found a 14% drop-out rate during the five-month training period.
Digital Health, 2022 • January 1, 2022
The study evaluated Fisiofriend, a smartphone application designed to support SCI patients in home-based exercise programs, by comparing it with traditional paper instructions. Physiological results s...
KEY FINDING: Both groups showed a general maintenance of the original peak torque value for the elbow flexor and extensor muscles.
North American Spine Society Journal, 2021 • September 28, 2021
This meta-analysis of 74 case reports and series characterizes iatrogenic spinal cord ischemia (ISCI), evaluates treatment strategies, and compares outcomes based on infarction location. The study rev...
KEY FINDING: Non-aortic surgeries were associated with significantly poorer overall outcomes compared to aortic and endovascular surgeries.
Scientific Reports, 2022 • February 9, 2022
The study demonstrates that spinal cord epidural stimulation (scES) applied to the thoracolumbar (T13-L2) region in rats has similar effects to scES of the lumbosacral region (L5-S1) concerning bladde...
KEY FINDING: T13-L2 scES increased inter-contraction interval (ICI) in non-injured female rats but caused short-latency void in chronic T9 transected rats, and reduced rectal activity in all groups.