Objectives–To study the causes and the rehabilitation outcome of traumatic spinal cord
injury (SCI) in patients older than 60 years at the time of injury. Material–Forty‐four patients …

AGE AT ONSET OF SPINAL CORD INJURY IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED INPATIENT
CARE NEEDS, REDUCED INDEPENDENCE AT DISCHARGE AND A HIGHER RISK OF …

Abstract Study Design: Retrospective, 3-year case series. Objective: To investigate the
relationship between gender and age and a range variables in patients with nontraumatic …

Objective: To evaluate the psychometric reliability and validity of a clinically focused
measure of rehabilitation outcome, known as the Needs Assessment Checklist (NAC) …

Objectives: Given (a) the importance of upper extremity skill performance in persons with
cervical spinal cord injury (C-SCI),(b) the limited number of studies on arm hand functioning …

Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To describe functional outcome and
discharge destination of elderly patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries. Setting: National …

Introduction: Collaborative goal setting is an important part of the occupational therapy
process in spinal cord injury rehabilitation. Little is known about the clinical utility of the …

Goal planning is core for the delivery of the biopsychosocial model of rehabilitation and is
commonly practiced in spinal cord injury (SCI) and other physical health settings. Despite a …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in loss of nervous tissue in the spinal cord and consequently
loss of motor and sensory function. The impairments are permanent because endogenous …

The spinal cord is a long cylindrical structure containing neurons that convey sensory and
motor information to and from the brain. The cord is protected by a vertebral column that …