Keys to Successful Aging
People with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are living longer. As a result, they may need to find ways to promote and maintain their health throughout their lives. For people with an SCI, successful aging involves taking care of physical, emotional, and social health; maintaining as much independence ...
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This review evaluated the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI), which is a scale with 21 levels that measures the capacity of a spinal cord injury (SCI) survivor to walk 10 meters with or without personal assistance and the use of equipment such as braces ...
What is the study about?
Medical and rehabilitation care advances have contributed to an increase in the number of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) who are able to regain and maintain ambulatory (walking) abilities. However, some studies have implied that the risk of falls is higher for ambulatory persons with ...
What is the study about?
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.
What did the study find?
The four SCI model system centers ...
What is the study about?
This study aims to estimate the budget impact of adding robotic exoskeleton (RT-exo) over-ground training to existing locomotor training strategies, in the rehabilitation of people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Locomotor training is a standard of care for the SCI population. It typically requires multiple personnel ...
This is a podcast-brief from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center. Sports SFX Female Voice: “Is this your first time watching wheelchair basketball?” Male Voice: “Yeah, and it’s a lot different than I thought it would be. These guys are intense.” Female Voice: “I love the competition. Have you ...
Objectives: To examine (1) differences in quality-of-life scores for groups based on transitions in locomotion status at 1, 5, and 10 years postdischarge in a sample of people with spinal cord injury (SCI); and (2) whether demographic factors and transitions in locomotion status can predict quality-of-life measures at these time ...
Difficulty walking is very common following a spinal cord injury (SCI). People with SCI may have gait training included in their therapy plans. Gait training is practicing walking with assistive devices, braces and other types of support as needed.
Introduction
Wheelchair breakdowns can injure wheelchair users and limit mobility and social participation. Poor wheelchair maintenance increases the risk of wheelchair breakdowns and personal injury or death, and increases the costs of medical care. The number of users injured from wheelchair breakdowns doubled from 1991 to 2016.
According to a 2016 study, ...
This infographic explains the different parts of a folding 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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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 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.