Paralysis of the upper extremity severely restricts independence and quality of life after
spinal cord injury. Regaining control of hand and arm movements is the highest treatment …

Object In this prospective study, the authors offered protocol-selected patients a combination
of parenteral steroids, decompression surgery, and localized cooling to preserve viable …

Study design: This is a review article. Objectives: This study discusses the following:(1)
concepts and constraints for the determination of minimal clinically important difference …

Upper extremity function is the highest priority of tetraplegics for improving quality of life. We
aim to determine the therapeutic potential of transcutaneous electrical spinal cord …

Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with a lifetime of disability stemming from
loss of motor, sensory, and autonomic functions; these losses, along with increased …

Acute traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) affects 12 000 to 15 000 people in North America
each year. The functional consequences of an acute SCI are variable; therefore, the initial …

In the immediate period after traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) a variety of secondary injury
mechanisms combine to gradually expand the initial lesion size, potentially leading to …

Background Evidence is emerging for the use of overground lower limb robotic exoskeletons
in the rehabilitation of people with spinal cord injury (SCI), with suggested benefits for gait …

Objective The objective of this study was to explore the relationships between specific
functional abilities assessed from the third version of the Spinal Cord Injury Measure and …

Return to living at home is an important patient-reported outcome following traumatic spinal
cord injury (tSCI). Specialized inpatient rehabilitation assists such patients in maximizing …