What is the study about?
The goal of this study was to investigate the rates of wheelchair repairs and resulting negative consequences in a population of Veteran full-time wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI). Access to wheelchairs can help individuals with impaired mobility to more easily participate in personal, professional, ...
The Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center presents an audio factsheet on Understanding SCI: Part 2. The factsheet was developed by Phil Klebine, M.A., in collaboration with the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center. The information in this factsheet is not meant to replace the advice of a medical professional. You should ...
The Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center presents an audio factsheet on Opioids And Your Health. The factsheet was developed by Thomas N. Bryce, MD, Jan Schwab, MD, PhD, Philip Siddall MBBS,
PhD, and Tiffany Wong, MD in collaboration with the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center. The information in this factsheet is ...
The Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center presents an audio factsheet on Bone Loss After Spinal Cord Injury. The factsheet was developed by Leslie R. Morse, D.O.; Trevor A. Dyson-Hudson, M.D.; and William A. Bauman, M.D., in collaboration with the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center. The information in this factsheet is ...
Having a spinal cord injury (SCI) does not affect your ability to naturally become pregnant, carry, and deliver a baby, so your decision to have children is made in much the same way as anyone else. This infocomic includes information on pregnancy with SCI to answer the common questions women ...
Objective: To compare prevalence, intensity ratings, and interference ratings of neuropathic pain (NeuP) and nociceptive pain in people with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey.
Setting: Six SCI Model System centers in the United States.
Participants: Convenience sample of 391 individuals (N=391) with traumatic SCI, 18 years or older, 81% ...
Objective: To compare the gut microbiome composition and serum metabolome profile among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and normal glucose tolerance (NGT) or prediabetes/type 2 diabetes (preDM/T2D).
Design: Cross-sectional design.
Setting: Research university.
Participants: A total of 25 adults (N=25) with SCI were included in the analysis and categorized as NGT (n=16) ...
The Virginia Spinal Cord Injury Model System (VSCIMS) brings together the Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering (VCU-CERSE), Sheltering Arms Institute, and Central Virginia Veterans Health System with participating Virginia level I trauma centers, community health providers, state government agencies, and SCI consumer groups. Our goal ...
What is the study about?
This study aims to identify treatments that people with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) used for non-neuropathic pains (nonNeuP) and how they rated the helpfulness of these treatments. Non-neuropathic pain is pain felt in body tissue, or musculoskeletal pain, such as fibromyalgia, degenerative arthiritis, or lower ...
What is the study about?
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.
What did the study find?
Researchers found that, since 2010, respiratory diseases represent the highest mortality (death) rate for ...
What is the study about?
This study aims to examine the effect of early intravenous (IV) zoledronic acid (ZA) on bone markers and areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in persons with acute ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) A traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) (i.e., a person with no motor or sensory function ...
Respiratory Health and SCI Infocomic
After spinal cord injury, the signals sent from your brain can no longer pass beyond the damage to the spinal cord, making it hard to control the muscles you would normally use for inhaling and exhaling. This comic includes information on respiratory health and SCI and ...
What is the study about?
This study aims to examine the connection between body mass index (BMI) and mortality (i.e., death) after the first year post spinal cord injury (SCI). The study looked at differences across demographic (e.g., marital status, education level) and injury characteristics (i.e., neurologic category). The researcher’s previous ...
What is the study about?
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 ...
What is the study about?
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, ...
What is the study about?
This study aims to determine if the motor response on the stimulated manual muscle test (SMMT) in muscles with a grade 0 motor score on the muscle test (MMT) can distinguish lower motor neuron (LMN) from upper motor neuron (UMN) injury, based on the presence of ...
This infographic teaches how to transfer in and out of a power wheelchair safely in three simple steps. Learning how to transfer correctly can protect the user's arms and shoulders.
For more information about how to transfer safely, see MSKTC’s factsheet on Safe Transfer Technique.
This infographic teaches how to transfer in and out of a manual wheelchair safely in three simple steps. Learning how to transfer correctly can protect the user's arms and shoulders.
For more information about how to transfer safely, see MSKTC’s factsheet on Safe Transfer Technique.
This infographic explains the different parts of a rigid manual wheelchair. The infographic also includes a daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance schedule to reduce wheelchair breakdowns and repair costs.
For more information about wheelchair maintenance, see MSKTC’s Maintenance Guide for Users of Manual and Power Wheelchairs.
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This infographic explains the different parts of a power wheelchair. The infographic also includes a daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance schedule to reduce wheelchair breakdowns and repair costs.
For more information about wheelchair maintenance, see MSKTC’s Maintenance Guide for Users of Manual and Power Wheelchairs.
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