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The goal of this study was to link results from a childhood spinal cord injury (SCI) scale score measuring function with an adult SCI scale score. The hope was that by doing this, it would enable long-term tracking of functional data from children with SCI across ...
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This study identifies trends in causes of death after spinal cord injury (SCI) to better understand why life expectancy after SCI has not improved in the last three decades.
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Researchers found that, since 2010, respiratory diseases represent the highest mortality (death) rate for ...
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This study describes clinicians’ experiences using robotic exoskeletons in spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation. These experiences include their perceptions on the benefits and risks of using robotic exoskeletons, training strategies, and developments that can enhance clinical utility.
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The four SCI model system centers ...
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Most individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) have shoulder pain. The study investigated the effects of a 12-week home exercise program (HEP) on shoulder pain and function in people with chronic SCI that focused on the supraspinatus tendon (a tendon located on the back of ...
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This study aims to evaluate whether the ability to feel pressure at the S3 dermatome (S3P) (on the buttock over the bone where you sit), and voluntary hip adductor(the muscle that brings the leg toward the midline) or toe flexor(curling the toes downward) contraction (VHTC) can ...
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This study was conducted to develop a set of items to measure physical functioning in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). The goal of the new assessments is to develop an improved SCI-Functional Index (SCI-FI).
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The results of the study indicate that a ...
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This study aimed at refining Transfer Assessment Instrument 2.0 (TAI), perform reliability testing, and evaluate measurement properties of the refined version of TAI 3.0. This study is important because TAI is an objective and quantifiable measure of transfer technique that helps clinicians detect harmful transfer technique ...
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This study aims to examine links between SCIRehab patients and injury characteristics, inpatient rehabilitation treatment, and outcomes at 5-years post-injury. The SCIRehab project was designed to examine what treatments lead to the best outcomes for people with SCI. Outcomes included measures of physical independence, societal participation, ...
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Researchers developed and tested a bank of depression related items for use in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). They utilized the Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) item bank and linked it to the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). The goal was to provide a ...
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This study examines whether there is a link between spiritual well-being, demographic characteristics, quality of life and depressive symptoms following spinal cord injury (SCI). Specifically, this study looks at to what extent spiritual well-being has on quality life and depressed mood, and if meaning-focused spirituality has ...
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This study has two goals: 1) to compare the ability of the SCI-FI/AT and a legacy measure to detect functional change in people with SCI at all levels over a 1-year period after hospital discharge; and 2) to calculate the minimum change in score needed on ...
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Spinal cord injuries (SCI) can be divided into two categories: 1) blunt spinal cord injury (BSCI) and 2) penetrating spinal cord injury (PSCI). The aim of this study was to compare BSCI and PSCI trauma to describe differences in the long-term functional and neurological outcomes for ...
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This study described the development of a standardized tool to measure long term rehabilitation outcomes focused on participation in and satisfaction with social roles and activities. Social roles and activities include: Domestic Life, Interpersonal Interactions and Relationships, Major Life Areas, and Community, Social and Civic Life. ...
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The study was performed to compare a group training program with a general education program for people with spinal cord injury. The researchers asked whether one approach was better than the other for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) in improving their wheelchair skills and helping ...