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This study aimed to identify the most effective neural markers of neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury (SCI). A systematic PubMed review was conducted, compiling studies that were published prior to April, 2014 that examined neural markers associated with neuropathic pain after SCI using electrophysiological and neuroimaging techniques. Six ...

Study examined the neurological and functional outcomes after thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI) through a retrospective analysis of data from the SCI Model Systems database for 661 subjects with initial neurological level of injury from T2–12. Two hundred sixty-five subjects had second neurological exams and 400 subjects had Functional ...

Study investigated the functional and topographic organization of compound evoked potentials induced by epidural stimulation. It was hypothesized that chronically implanted electrode arrays over the lumbosacral spinal cord can be used to assess functionally spinal circuitry linked to specific motor pools. Three individuals with complete motor paralysis of the ...

Study investigated whether a step training paradigm could improve outcome measures of locomotion, bladder function, and pain/allodynia, using a severe contusion model of spinal cord injury (SCI) in male rats. Animals were randomly divided into two equal groups: one group received quadrupedal step training 1 hour a day for ...

Study examined whether and how the associations among six hand-specific outcome measures reveal latent functional domains in elderly individuals. Sixty-six healthy older adult participants and 33 older adults diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) of the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint completed six functional assessments: hand strength (grip, key, and precision pinch), Box ...

Study evaluated the effectiveness of telephone counseling (TC) in reducing medical complications and health care utilization and improving psychosocial outcomes during the first year after spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation. A total of 168 patients participated in a single-site, single-blind, randomized controlled trial comparing usual care plus TC with ...

Study examined whether pain acceptance moderates the momentary associations of pain intensity with pain interference and physical activity in people with chronic pain and spinal cord injury (SCI). To examine pain acceptance in daily life, 7 days of ecological momentary assessments of pain intensity and pain interference (5 times ...

Study examined the relationship between pain severity and mobility among patients who have sustained a traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). A multi-center, cross-sectional study was performed to assess the impact of mobility on self-reported pain using information from 1,980 subjects who sustained a traumatic SCI and completed a year-one ...

Study determined which risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) are associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), a common indicator of atherosclerosis, in women with spinal cord injury (SCI). One hundred twenty-two adult females with chronic SCI were evaluated. Participants were asymptomatic and without evidence of CVD. Measures collected ...

Study assessed the prevalence of cigarette smoking at the time of spinal cord injury (SCI) onset compared to that of the general population in the same geographic area, and identified demographic, injury, behavioral, and psychological characteristics associated with cigarette smoking. Self-report assessments were completed by 524 patients during inpatient ...

Study used previous research data to determine appropriate roughness thresholds to characterize whether pedestrian pathways poses a comfort or health risk to wheelchair users. A previously published study investigated the correlation between the pathway roughness index (PRI) and whole body vibration (WBV) exposure to wheelchair users. The results of ...

Study examined racial and ethnic differences in self-care and mobility outcomes for people with a motor complete, traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) at discharge and 1-year follow-up. Participants were 1,766 adults with traumatic, motor complete SCI enrolled in the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems database between 2000 and 2011. ...

Study examined the role of race/ethnicity on data quality and response completeness among individuals enrolled in a longitudinal spinal cord injury (SCI) database. This study included 7,507 adults (5,483 non-Hispanic whites, 1,414 non-Hispanic blacks, and 610 Hispanics) from 19 SCI Model Systems centers, who returned for follow-up between 2001 ...

Study examined the dimensionality and other psychometric characteristics of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th edition (DSM-IV) criteria for alcohol use disorders (AUD) in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The objective was to determine whether AUDs should be conceptualized categorically as abuse and dependence as ...

Study investigated the relationships of hand contact angle with propulsion characteristics, pushrim forces, and shoulder kinetics during wheelchair propulsion (WCP) in individuals with paraplegia from spinal cord injury (SCI). Biomechanical data were collected from 222 individuals with paraplegia during WCP on a stationary ergometer at a self-selected speed. Multivariate ...

Study evaluated the responsiveness of the revised Capabilities of Upper Extremity-Questionnaire (CUE-Q), in which the item responses were reduced from seven to five levels, relative to the upper-extremity motor score (UEMS) and to the self-care subscale of Functional Independence Measure (FIMsc). A total of 46 subjects with acute traumatic ...

Article reviews cross-cultural issues related to the conceptualization of quality of life (QOL) in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The World Health Organization’s International Classification of Function, Disability and Health is used in this article as a framework to better understand factors that may influence QOL after SCI. ...

Study assessed the prevalence of bowel-related complications in people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and identified the factors associated with constipation and incontinence as well as overall bowel dysfunction. A total of 291 subjects who incurred traumatic SCI with resultant neurogenic bowel were evaluated. Constipation, bowel incontinence, and neurogenic ...