Objective:
To synthesize evidence for the effectiveness of self-management interventions for chronic health conditions that have symptom overlap with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in order to extract recommendations for self-management intervention in persons with TBI.
Design:
An umbrella review of existing systematic reviews and/or meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials or nonrandomized studies targeting ...
In addition to loss of motor and sensory function, persons with SCIs experience altered autonomic function including neurogenic bladder, bowel, and sexual functions. Whereas significant information is available to predict the impact of specific levels and types of SCI on recovery of motor and sexual function, little information is available ...
Evaluation of arm and hand function in tetraplegia suffers from lack of reliable and sensitive assessment instruments. Such an instrument is important to evaluate effectiveness of clinical trials of neuroregeneration in SCI, and in detecting changes in function as a result of tendon transfers and neuroprosthesis. The Regional Spinal ...