Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a debilitating condition affecting individuals with spinal cord
injury (SCI) that may be associated with cerebral hypoperfusion. We studied orthostatic …

Cardiovascular control in the human is significantly impaired after spinal cord injury (SCI)
having a direct effect on the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) causing an inability to …

Hemodynamic instability and cardiovascular (CV) dysfunction are hallmarks of patients
living with cervical and high thoracic spinal cord injuries (SCI). Individuals experience bouts …

Study Design: Secondary analysis of a clinical trial. Objective: To assess the impact of 6
months of arm-cycle ergometer training (ACET), or body weight supported treadmill training …

Pan SL, Wang YH, Hou WH, Wang CM, Huang TS. Reduced sympathetic skin response in
the isolated spinal cord of subjects with spinal cord injury. OBJECTIVE: To compare the …

Autonomic dysfunction after spinal cord injury (SCI) is profound and ranges greatly based on
spinal level of injury and the extent to which autonomic pathways are disrupted. In high-level …

Key points Damage to corticospinal axons has implications for the development of spasticity
following spinal cord injury (SCI). Here, we examined to what extent residual corticospinal …

Among chronic cardiovascular and metabolic sequelae of spinal cord injury (SCI) is an up-to
four-fold increase in the risk of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, suggesting that individuals …

Active upper-limb and passive lower-limb exercise are two interventions used in the spinal
cord injury (SCI) population. Although the global cardiac responses have been previously …

Centrally mediated sympathetic stimulation of subjects who have suffered a spinal cord
injury (SCI) does not activate the decentralized part of the body below the level of the lesion …