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 Understanding SCI: Part 1. 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 ...
This is a podcast brief from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center. Too often people hear these words, “I’m sorry but you have a spinal cord injury. Your paralyzed and you are probably never going to walk again.” It’s a life changing reality for the one who experiences the ...
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 ...
What is the study about?
This study aims to evaluate whether the ability to feel pressure at the S3 dermatome (S3P) (on the buttock over the bone where you sit), and voluntary hip adductor(the muscle that brings the leg toward the midline) or toe flexor(curling the toes downward) contraction (VHTC) can ...
What is the study about?
This study aims to assess the link between body mass index (BMI) and one-year mortality among people who survived the first 90 days after spinal cord injury (SCI). The first year after SCI has a significantly higher mortality rate than the following years. To improve life ...
What is the study about?
Spinal cord injuries (SCI) can be divided into two categories: 1) blunt spinal cord injury (BSCI) and 2) penetrating spinal cord injury (PSCI). The aim of this study was to compare BSCI and PSCI trauma to describe differences in the long-term functional and neurological outcomes for ...
Pain is a serious problem for many people with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Pain after SCI can occur in parts of the body where there is normal sensation (feeling) as well as areas that have little or no feeling.
This is a podcast-brief from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center.
Most people experience some type of pain after spinal cord injury. For many people, the pain is caused by nerve damage or some other medical problem. For others, the pain is in the muscles, joints, or bones. No matter what ...
Musculoskeletal pain may be due to injury or overuse of muscles or arthritis of joints. It is a common problem for all people as they get older, including those with SCI. However, you can adjust your activity in different ways to help reduce or prevent musculoskeletal pain. These activity modifications ...
Study design: Cross-sectional survey.
Objectives: The objective of the study was to identify the treatments that people with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) used for their non-neuropathic pains (nonNeuPs) and how they subjectively rated the helpfulness of those treatments.
Setting: Six centers from the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems.
Methods: Three hundred ninety ...
This is a part of the Hot Topic podcast series from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center on Managing Pain After Spinal Cord Injury. In this video, SCI Model Systems Researchers share how they helped two individuals with SCI diagnose and manage their shoulder pain, which resulted from wheelchair use.
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