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Discusses a multicenter study conducted within the National Model Spinal Cord Injury System program examining neurological deficits and recovery patterns following spinal cord injury (SCI). Specifically examines recovery of patients with SCI and cervical spondylosis without spinal fracture. Details methodology including: the use of the American Spinal Injury Association ...

Examines the incidence and demographics of spinal cord injuries (SCI) among civilians caused by violence, drawing from data in the Model Spinal Cord Injury Systems Spinal Cord Injuries Data Base. Notes trends related to issues including: sex; race and ethnicity; age at time of injury; education level at time ...

Study assessing trends in emergency, acute, and surgical management of spinal cord injury (SCI), and examining the relationships between surgery and the occurrence of specific complications (post-operative wound infections, pressure ulcers, deep vein thrombophlebitis, pulmonary embolism, and pneumonia or atelectasis). Data are from the National SCI Model Systems Database, ...

Describes a prospective multicenter study that involved nine centers participating in the National Model Spinal Cord Injury System program. The study investigated neurological deficit and recovery patterns following spinal cord injury (SCI) from stab wounds. Subjects were 32 individuals with SCI following stab wounds. Detailed motor examinations were completed ...

Article reviewing the effects of aging of the musculoskeletal system in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The discussion focuses on the upper extremity because the arms are more important to the function of persons with SCI and because shoulders and arms are more susceptible to problems as persons ...

Article about the recovery of general motor function, ambulation, and other activities of daily living following spinal cord injury (SCI). The authors first discuss how recovery from spinal cord injury can be measured, then present information about recovery by patient category (complete paraplegia, incomplete paraplegia, complete tetraplegia, and incomplete ...

Chapter describes how supported employment works and examines resources for improving quality employment outcomes. Four major categories of work supports are available: agency-mediated, business-mediated, government-mediated, and consumer/family/community-mediated. Authors discuss each of these categories and the subcategories within them. ...

Provides an overview of major federal funding sources for supported employment programs. Sources described include: (1) Title I of the Rehabilitation Act, (2) Title VI of the Rehabilitation Act, (3) Developmental Disabilities funds, (4) Title XIX of the Social Security Act, (5) the Ticket to Work and Work Incentive ...

Provides an overview of transition from school to adulthood as it relates to young adults with disabilities. Discusses the relationship of supported employment to achieving successful employment outcomes through implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Describes the success of supported employment as a means of providing ...

Article describes strategies to expand participation in the Ticket to Work (TTW) Program by Social Security Administration beneficiaries and to increase the number and diversity of employment networks (ENs). Direct mail, web-based outreach, targeted marketing to selected opinion makers, specialized media outlets, and a number of other marketing strategies ...

Article discusses the underlying core values critical to programs that effectively promote competitive employment through the use of supported employment for individuals with disabilities. Authors describe 10 quality indicators that can be used to assess supported employment programs: (1) meaningful competitive employment in integrated work setting; (2) informed choice, ...

Study examining quality of life (QOL) and work satisfaction of 109 employed and unemployed individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Data were collected using an employment satisfaction survey. It was found that most of the employed respondents wished to changes jobs or some aspect of their jobs such as ...

Article explains the role of a job coach in providing workplace supports for people with disabilities.

Article offering advice for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) on management of bowel function, including constipation, incontinence, impaction, and diarrhea.

Article provides an overview of colostomies. Pointing to research that shows nearly three-quarters of spinal cord injury (SCI) survivors who have received colostomies have reported an improved quality of life this article explains how the digestive system works, exactly what a colostomy is and what function it serves, and ...

Study aimed at separating the cross-sectional and longitudinal components of aging with spinal cord injury (SCI). Cross-sectional effects of age and years post-injury (YPI) were compared to longitudinal change in outcomes for 315 people who underwent SCI prior to 1971. Results indicate that outcomes frequently changed longitudinally without showing ...

Study identifies predictors of personal care assistance (PCA) use among people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Data regarding potential predictors of PCA use and outcome measures of daily hours of paid, unpaid, and occasional PCA services were taken from the National Spinal Cord Injury Database. The ability to perform ...

Study identified environmental factors perceived as barriers in the daily lives of people with spinal cord injuries (SCI) and examined the relative impact of environmental barriers compared with personal characteristics, impairment, and activity limitations on societal participation and life satisfaction. In a survey of more than 2,700 people with ...

Study examining the influence of demographic factors and injury characteristics on the community reintegration of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). Data are from 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, and 20 year follow-up of 3,835 persons with SCI. Factors examined included neurological classification, age, years post-injury, sex, ethnicity, and ...

Discusses the key rehabilitation outcomes that should be measured to adequately document the impact of rehabilitation in a person's life. The author proposes a model of rehabilitation outcomes that builds on the concepts of impairment, disability, and handicap from the World Health Organization's model of disablement. The model identifies ...