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Article addresses important issues for preserving function and mobility for elderly and aging individuals who use a manual wheelchair by reviewing the current available evidence and presenting recommendations. Elderly and aging manual wheelchair users have increased risk for accelerated loss of function and mobility that greatly limits independence and ...

Study identified factors associated with health-care utilization during the first year after inpatient rehabilitation (IR) in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). One hundred sixty-eight patients were followed over 1 year after discharge from an SCI Model System IR program. Telephone follow-up occurred at 3, 6, 9, and ...

Study examined the implicit racial bias among physicians caring for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and its association with functioning and wellbeing for individuals with SCI. Data were collected from 162 individuals with SCI and 14 of their SCI physicians from 4 national SCI Model Systems sites. SCI ...

Study identified patient and clinical factors associated with the development of a stage 2 or higher pressure ulcer (PU) during spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation. The 159 study patients, including 60 with new spinal injuries and 90 with earlier spinal injuries had identical rates at which they acquired a ...

Study identified and analyzed the factors that influence the use of intermittent catheterization (IC) by individuals with spina bifida and neurogenic bladder in Brazil and Germany. Data were collected using printed (Brazil) and online (Germany) questionnaires, and analyzed using multivariate logistical regression and analysis of variance. The study included ...

Study monitored wheelchair cushion performance over time in order to identify the most important factors that predict cushion degradation. Cushions were obtained from a convenience sample of adult wheelchair users seen by the seating clinic at a rehabilitation hospital. The wheelchair users and their cushions were evaluated multiple times. ...

Study determined the demographic and clinical profile of people who sustained spinal cord injury (SCI) as a result of accidental falls and documented the usual circumstances surrounding the fall-induced SCI. Participants were 6,408 individuals with traumatic SCI enrolled in 21 SCI Model Systems centers throughout the United States between ...

Humans shape their hands to grasp, manipulate objects, and to communicate. Nonhuman primate studies have shown that visual and motor properties for grasps can be derived from cells in the posterior parietal cortex (PPC). This study showed for the first time how single neurons in the PPC of humans ...

Study identified strategies for self-advocacy and navigating the health care system as perceived by individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) who report high satisfaction with their primary care, compared to the perceptions of SCI practitioners. Data were obtained through interviews conducted with 7 satisfied consumers with SCI and 4 ...

Study examined the upper-extremity (UE) motor function in patient with spinal cord injury (SCI) to provide insight into why clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) 'dropout' occurs and determine a more appropriate target percentage for CIC in this patient population. Discharge data were extracted from the National Spinal Cord Injury Database ...

Study assessed aerobic capacity during hybrid functional electrical stimulation (FES) row training in 14 volunteers with complete spinal cord injury (SCI) and assessed the relationships among lesion level, aerobic capacity, and peak ventilation before and after 6 months of FES row training. Peak aerobic capacity and peak exercise ventilation ...

Study evaluated the immediate effects of transfer training based on the Transfer Assessment Instrument (TAI) on upper-limb biomechanics during transfers. The TAI consist of 2 parts. Part 1 of the TAI divides a transfer into 15 items, each representing a component transfer skill. Part 2 evaluates the consistency of ...

Study examined the effect of the Paralyzed Veterans of America’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for Preservation of Upper Limb Function on wheelchair setup, selection, propulsion biomechanics, pain, satisfaction with life, and participation in individuals with new spinal cord injuries (SCIs). A single-blind, randomized controlled trial was completed by 37 manual ...

Study investigated whether there have been improvements in long-term survival after spinal cord injury (SCI) in recent decades. Specifically, this study examined mortality in people with SCI since 1973, focusing on the most recent period 2005 to 2012, to determine whether long-term survival, survival relative to the general population, ...

Study investigated the effects of single doses of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) on lower-limb voluntary and reflex function in individuals with chronic stroke. Ten individuals with post-stroke hemiplegia for more than 1 year were assessed before and 5 hours after they were randomly assigned to receive a ...

Study identified the changes in the plasma and urine levels of inflammatory mediators after the diagnosis of pneumonia that are associated with the onset of a first pressure ulcer (PU). Eighty-six individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) were included in the initial analyses. Fifteen of the 86 developed ...

Study investigated whether age, pinprick scores in the lower extremities, and neurologic severity of injury influence recovery of ambulation in people with motor complete, sensory incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) 1 year after initial injury. This retrospective analysis examined 249 subjects with American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) ...