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A retrospective study examined medical records of 42 patients with ventilator dependent C3-4 tetraplegia to compare patient weaning differences related to ventilator tidal volumes. The patients were divided into two groups: those with a large tidal volume (>20 mls/kg of body weight) and a smaller tidal volume ( ...

Article describes physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) interventions for age-related physiological changes. Discussion specifically focuses on interventions for mobility alterations, activities of daily living limitations, osteoporosis, cognitive and behavioral changes, bladder changes, and bowel changes. This article is part of the study guide on geriatric rehabilitation in the Self-Directed ...

Case study demonstrated the use of electrically induced lower extremity ergometry (EILEE) to facilitate the healing of an ischial pressure ulcer in a man with spinal cord injury (SC). The pressure ulcer had responded slowly and inconsistently to conventional treatment for 23 months. Following the EILEE treatment, the pressure ...

Study examining secondary conditions in 91 veterans age 22-80 with spinal cord injury (SCI), including prevalence and effects on activities of daily living (ADL). It was found that spasms were the most common secondary condition over 12 months and had the highest rate of chronic occurrence. Other secondary conditions ...

Study examined the effects of age across a variety of outcomes among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Outcome measures included the Functional Independence Measure, the Satisfaction With Life Scale, the Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique, and the Short Form-12. Results showed that older age was consistently associated with ...

Two studies examine the influence of race on acute, rehabilitation, and long-term care outcomes after spinal cord injury (SCI). Whites and nonwhites were matched case-for-case on numerous demographic, medical, and geographic characteristics. Study 1 examined medical complication, functional, and economic outcomes during acute and rehabilitation care. Study 2 examined outcomes ...

Study comparing quality of life (QOL) of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in nursing homes versus those living in the community. Participants were 37 nursing home residents and 37 community residents matched demographically and by injury characteristics. Results from measures including the Satisfaction With Life Scale and the ...

Article providing a summary of three important areas of research on pain after SCI: Methodological concerns, risk factors associated with the development of pain after SCI, and the impact of pain across quality of life (QOL) domains. In addition, an overview of cost-effectiveness analysis is provided. ...

Study examined the validity of using a broad range of demographic and medical characteristics to predict subsequent development of pain 1 year after spinal cord injury (SCI). Data were drawn from a single item on the Short Form-12 of the Medical Outcomes Survey that assessed the extent to which pain ...

Study examining the impact of gunshot etiology on outcomes of acute and rehabilitation care for spinal cord injury (SCI). Data are from a total of 212 pairs of patients admitted to an SCI Model System between 1988-1999. Patients with gunshot-caused SCI were matched with patients with non-gunshot-caused SCI with respect ...

Study using a cross-sectional design to examine overall quality of life (QOL) and specific age-related tasks (e.g., dating, paid employment), among young adults with traumatic-onset spinal cord injury (SCI). Participants were 630 individuals age 18-27, who were divided into 4 groups based on age (18-22, 23-27) and injury duration (1-2 ...

Study examining the impact of pain on function across multiple quality of life (QOL) domains among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). It was found that pain has a consistent detrimental impact on functional status across multiple QOL domains even after controlling for multiple demographic and medical characteristics known to ...

Study identifies demographic, medical, perceived health, and handicap predictors of life satisfaction 2 years after spinal cord injury, as well as the predictors of change in life satisfaction from year 1 to year 2. Factors associated with an increased risk of lower self-reported life satisfaction included being male and unemployed, ...