Article reporting on a study of the relationship between the number of skin sores, and the number of days adversely impacted by skin sores, and multiple indicators of life adjustment after spinal cord injury (SCI). It was found that among the 1017 participants in the study both the number ...
Self-directed learning module on the assessment and management of common pain disorders. The module contains sections on the assessment and management of chronic back pain, osteoarthritis, postamputation neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, and sympathetically mediated arm pain. This module is part of the chapter on pain in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program ...
Article describing a conceptual framework for assessing individual psychological empowerment in rehabilitation outcome research. The article reviews recent examples of empirical studies of empowerment in the rehabilitation literature, and discusses empowerment theory before presenting its general framework for the construct of psychological empowerment. The authors argue that psychological empowerment ...
Article offering advice for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) on management of bowel function, including constipation, incontinence, impaction, and diarrhea.
Study comparing post-rehabilitation outcomes for spinal cord injury (SCI) caused by firearms versus motor vehicle crash. Data were collected through interviews and reviews of medical records from 164 men with SCI age 18-35, to determine the differential effects of impairment, disability, etiology, and selected preinjury and social factors on ...
Self-directed learning module on the definition and diagnosis of acute, subacute, and chronic pain. This article is part of the chapter on pain in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Topics include: defining acute, subacute, and chronic pain; subtype diagnoses; differentiation ...
Article on orthostatic hypotension (symptomatic low blood pressure upon standing) in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). The article first describes the treatment of a patient with orthostatic hypotension after SCI, then discusses aspects of the condition in the context of a review of the relevant medical literature. Aspects ...
Study examines outcomes from 46 patients (19 cervical; 27 lumbar) following surgical decompression for myelopathy or cauda equina syndrome resulting from spinal stenosis (SS). Compared to patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI), patients with SS were significantly older (mean age 68 vs. 39 years), more frequently retired/unemployed (89% ...
Article presents the results of a study comparing the rehabilitation outcomes of individuals with violent versus nonviolent traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Twenty-seven patients with SCI caused by gunshot wound, stabbing, or assault and 27 patients with SCI caused by motor vehicle accidents or falls participated in the study. ...
Article discussing recent innovations in the management of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), such as: (1) cost-effective health services via 'clinical pathways' and 'case management' approaches over the conitnuum of care; (2) recent clinical research into key prognostic indicators for neurological recovery after SCI; (3) innovations in the ...
Article comparing employment outcomes after spinal cord injury (SCI) as a function of several important participant characteristics, including race, sex, age at injury, education, and geographical location (Southeastern US versus Midwestern US). Participants included 1032 individuals with SCI 596 from the Southeast and 435 from the Midwest. It was ...
Article about the relationship of life adjustment after spinal cord injury (SCI) and 3 components of locus of control (LOC): internality, chance, and powerful others. Of the 127 study participants, those who were older at injury, had fewer years of education, or were from minority backgrounds reported less favorable ...
Article re-analyzing data from a study comparing outcomes for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) related to firearms versus SCI caused by motor vehicle crashes. The initial analysis of data from 164 men with SCI (77 motor vehicle injuries and 87 firearm injuries) showed little difference on the 3 ...
Article about a study of the underlying dimensions of subjective well-being after spinal cord injury (SCI), and about the development of a reliable scale for measuring subjective well-being. Two large samples of persons with SCI (one in the midwest, the other in the southeast) were asked to complete a ...
Article about a study comparing life adjustment of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) in relation to chronological age, age at time of injury, time since injury, and percentage of life with SCI. Data are from 435 participants with SCI who completed the Life Situations Questionnaire-Revised (LSQ-R), a measure ...
Study of the relationships between gender, race, and activity patterns in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). Data were obtained from 597 participants with SCI, all of whose injuries occurred at least 2 years prior to the study. With the exception that women spent more hours out of bed ...