The purpose of this study is to quantify the biomechanical effects of a therapist stretching a patient’s burn scars. Burn scars are the most common complication of burn injury and can alter the way a person’s joints move and lower their quality of life. A common treatment for burn ...
Study examined the effect of scald burn injury on rat tracheal epithelium at 5 days after injury and tested the hypothesis that treatment with febuxostat (FBX), an inhibitor of xanthine oxidase (XO), can be protective of cell homeostasis. Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into uninjured (sham), injured (control), and ...
During past NIDRR BMS funding cycles, we have focused on identifying patients’ barriers to returning to work. To advance our long-term efforts of facilitating return to work, we will utilize internet technology to establish a web-based dissemination effort to provide education regarding challenges and processes encountered following a significant ...
This project is a pilot study investigating the potential benefits of two customized gaming systems (Wii Sports for the Nintendo Wii and Kinects Sports for the Xbox 360) as an adjunctive rehabilitation intervention in burn care. The study explores the mechanism by which gaming technology participation may benefit the ...
The LTF-NDS study is a prospective, longitudinal design. The target population of this LTF-NDS clearly relates to the NIDRR priority. The existing BMS database tracks and evaluates individuals through 2 years follow-up. This baseline data includes a comprehensive core BMS-NDSC dataset. The proposed LTF-NDS study will use these prospectively ...
The broad long-term objective is to understand the cause of hypertrophic scarring after burns, with the intent of eliminating this devastating outcome and thereby improving rehabilitation after burn injury. The specific aim is to translate the porcine gene data to the human equivalent and then identify the gene pathways ...
Our broad, long-term objective is to improve outcomes after a burn injury by utilizing an expanded care coordinator (ECC) to assist with the management of barriers to effective burn rehabilitation. Our specific aim is to determine if the ECC intervention will improve outcomes across multiple domains for adults with ...
Importance: Burns are painful, life threatening and disfiguring. Severe psychological distress, pain and sleep disturbance are among the most common, enduring and disabling of secondary complications, however, no evidence based treatments exists for these complex problems in the acute burn care setting. Design: Randomized, controlled effectiveness trial, interventionist blinded ...
The objective of this study is to conduct a trial of the efficacy of a formal, 12-week program of aerobic training in promoting return to fitness and improving adherence to an exercise program. Particpants’ baseline aerobic capacity will serve as the control for secular trends. Outcome measures will include ...
For this project,our objective is to improve rehabilitative outcomes for children with burns >30% total body surface area burned by utilizing an in-house outpatient rehabilitation program, with or without the use of anabolic agents (oxandrolone, Ketoconazole, or propranolol). The supervised exercise program has shown to be effective in ameliorating ...
This study,also site specific,is a continuation from the previous funding cycle. It focuses on Acute Stress Disorder(ASD) and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a problem that can impair the well-being of burn patients. The study proposes to determine the causes of ASD and PTSD and the relationship between these two ...
The American Burn Association is dedicated to improving the lives of everyone affected by burn injury. The American Burn Association and its members dedicate their efforts and resources to promoting and supporting burn-related research, education, care, rehabilitation, and prevention.
The goal of the Social Interaction Skills Training study is to not only assess the magnitude of social anxiety and social phobia as a result of disfigurement following burn injury, but also to provide and document the efficacy of a social skills training program developed to overcome feelings of ...
A medida que la piel se cura de una lesión por quemadura, puede dar picazón. Casi todas las personas que se recuperan de quemaduras importantes tienen problemas con la picazón, especialmente en la quemadura o alrededor de ésta, el injerto o el sitio de la donación. Este infocómic comparte información ...
Itchy Skin After Burn Injury Infocomic
As skin heals from a burn injury, it may get itchy. Almost everyone recovering from major burns has problems with itching—especially on or around the burn, graft or donor site. This infocomic shares information on itchy skin after burn injury and ways to help manage ...
Shriners Hospitals for Children® — Galveston, a 30-bed pediatric burn hospital, research and teaching center, conducts research to discover new knowledge that improves the quality of care and quality of life of children and families.
The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors is the leading national nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering anyone affected by a burn injury through peer support, education, and advocacy.
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.
Disability.gov is the federal government website for comprehensive information on disability programs and services nationwide.You can find thousands of resources on topics, such as applying for Social Security disability benefits, finding a job and paying for accessible housing, to name just a few.
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The Children’s Burn Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing support services for child burn survivors, ages 0-18 and their families, as well as burn prevention and fire safety education to thousands of children and caregivers in Southern California, nationally, and internationally.
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