This is a part of the Hot Topic podcast series from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center on Managing Bowel Function After Spinal Cord Injury. Patty Zuba, O.T.R., clinician, discusses A Typical Bowel Program.
Patty Zuba, O.T.R.
Occupational Therapist
University of Michigan
I guess what would constitute a perfect bowel program would be having ...
This is a podcast-brief from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center. It’s not a fun topic to talk about, but everyone does it! What is it, you ask? Poop! That’s right. Bowel problems are a very real concern for most people with spinal cord injury. And ...
Bowel Function After SCI Infocomic
A spinal cord injury can lead to bowel problems. This comic talks about what you need know to control bowel movements after a spinal cord injury.
Some people with SCI may experience problems moving waste through their colon, passing a stool when they do not want to, ...
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.
This is a part of the Hot Topic podcast series from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center on Managing Bowel Function After Spinal Cord Injury. Denise G. Tate, Ph.D., researcher, discusses Barriers to Following a Bowel Program.
Denise G. Tate, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor and Associate Chair for Research
Co-Director, University of Michigan Spinal ...
Objectives: To investigate the relation of gait training (GT) during inpatient rehabilitation (IPR) to outcomes of people with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).
Design: Prospective observational study using the SCIRehab database.
Setting: Six IPR facilities.
Participants: Patients with new SCI (N=1376) receiving initial rehabilitation.
Interventions: Patients were divided into groups consisting of those who ...
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 ...
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?
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
This is a part of the Hot Topic podcast series from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center on Managing Bowel Function After Spinal Cord Injury. Gianna Rodriguez, MD, researcher, discusses Fiber and Fluids.
Gianna Rodriguez, M.D.
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Michigan
We encourage people with spinal cord injury ...
Managing Bowel Function After SCI consists of a suite of resources to help individuals with spinal cord injury manage their bowel function after injury.
Denise G. Tate, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor and Associate Chair for Research
Co-Director, University of Michigan Spinal Cord Injury Model System
The reasons for having to recognize these aspects of incontinence, of bowels function and constipation is because it really has such a major negative influence on people’s quality of life and freedom and ...
This is a part of the Hot Topic podcast series from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center on Managing Bowel Function After Spinal Cord Injury. Zach Young, SCI Survivor, discusses Dating and Sex.
Zach Young: I had a hard time talking about my bowel movements with, you know, with whoever I ...
This is a part of the Hot Topic podcast series from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center on Managing Bowel Function After Spinal Cord Injury. SCI Survivors discuss Overcoming Embarrassment.
Marva Ways: When I first got hurt, I had a shelf with all of my, you know, diapers, but like I ...
This is a part of the Hot Topic podcast series from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center on Managing Bowel Function After Spinal Cord Injury. Gianna Rodriguez, MD, researcher, discusses Colostomy as a Last Resort.
Gianna Rodriguez, M.D.
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Michigan
For a person with spinal ...