Browse the latest research summaries in the field of spinal cord injury for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Bioengineering, 2022 • June 20, 2022
The study examines motor deficits and pain phenotypes in rats after experimental spinal cord injury (SCI), monitoring them for up to 5 months to understand the impact of injury severity and age on mot...
KEY FINDING: Motor dysfunction remained persistent after a moderate SCI in older animals (5-month-old).
Neurol. Int., 2022 • June 16, 2022
This case report details a rehabilitation program using the UAN.GO exoskeleton for a patient with complete SCI, focusing on gait training and functional mobility. The study outlines the training proto...
KEY FINDING: The patient showed a significant improvement in the six-minute walk test (6MWT), increasing walking distance from 45.64 meters to 84.87 meters.
Br J Nutr, 2023 • December 24, 2023
This study investigated the relationship between macronutrient intakes and body composition in individuals with chronic SCI using the Geometric Framework for Nutrition (GFN). The study found that carb...
KEY FINDING: Carbohydrates were negatively associated with several measures of fat mass as measured by DXA.
Cells, 2022 • June 9, 2022
Microglia play a very important role in normal physiological processes and after SCI. Following SCI, on the one hand, microglia respond quickly and play a certain role in neuroprotection and repair by...
KEY FINDING: Sustained microglial depletion would aggravate injury and impair functional recovery after spinal cord injury.
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 • May 14, 2022
This case report highlights the unique hygiene-related challenges faced by individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, focusing on two paraplegic patients. The...
KEY FINDING: Mobility restriction in SCI directly hinders hand hygiene practices, making it difficult for individuals to maintain cleanliness.
Healthcare, 2022 • May 25, 2022
This prospective study investigated sclerostin levels and bone biomarker trends in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). The study aimed to determine the serum concentration of sclerostin and factor...
KEY FINDING: Sclerostin levels significantly correlated with age, CTX level, and hip BMD in patients with SCI.
Healthcare, 2022 • June 9, 2022
The study evaluated the effectiveness of the ParaSportAPP, a mobile health application, in promoting physical activity and improving physical and psychological variables in individuals with spinal cor...
KEY FINDING: The ParaSportAPP did not significantly improve quality of life, anxiety, depression, resilience, independence, self-reported physical activity, or physical capacity in people with SCI.
J. Clin. Med., 2022 • June 10, 2022
This study evaluated the suitability of the NUCOG for assessing MCI in adults with SCI, noting the absence of SCI-specific neurocognitive screens and consistent MCI criteria. A total of 127 participan...
KEY FINDING: The NUCOG total score was sensitive to differences in neurocognitive capacity and time since injury.
J. Pers. Med., 2022 • June 14, 2022
Urinary incontinence is common after spinal cord injury (SCI) due to loss of supraspinal coordination and unabated reflexes in both autonomic and somatic nervous systems; if unchecked, these disturbanc...
KEY FINDING: Individuals with SCI above T6 are at high risk for autonomic dysreflexia (AD), a hypertensive crisis brought on by noxious stimuli below the level of SCI, with reflex sympathetic outflow to the splanchnic vascular bed that is uninhibited by supraspinal influence
J. Pers. Med, 2022 • June 17, 2022
Pediatric spina bifida (SB) and spinal cord injury (SCI) are unfortunately common in our society, and their unique findings and comorbidities warrant special consideration. Children with SB or SCI requi...
KEY FINDING: Early diagnosis of SB during pregnancy allows for various management options, including in-utero surgical repair, which has shown benefits such as reduced need for shunting and improved lower extremity function, although it carries risks like premature labor.