[HTML][HTML] Systematic review on wearable lower-limb exoskeletons for gait training in neuromuscular impairments

A Rodríguez-Fernández, J Lobo-Prat… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2021 - Springer
Gait disorders can reduce the quality of life for people with neuromuscular impairments.
Therefore, walking recovery is one of the main priorities for counteracting sedentary lifestyle …

Clinical effectiveness and safety of powered exoskeleton-assisted walking in patients with spinal cord injury: systematic review with meta-analysis

LE Miller, AK Zimmermann… - … Devices: Evidence and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Powered exoskeletons are designed to safely facilitate ambulation in patients
with spinal cord injury (SCI). We conducted the first meta-analysis of the available published …

Definitions of quality of life: what has happened and how to move on

M Post - Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
Background: Quality of life (QOL) is an important outcome in spinal cord injury (SCI)
rehabilitation, but it is unclear how to define and measure it. Objective: The aims of this …

Secondary health conditions and quality of life in persons living with spinal cord injury for at least ten years

JJE Adriaansen, LEM Ruijs… - Journal of …, 2016 - research.rug.nl
OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence of secondary health conditions among persons
with long-term spinal cord injury, and the relationship between these secondary health …

[HTML][HTML] Functional electrical stimulation cycling exercise after spinal cord injury: a systematic review of health and fitness-related outcomes

JW van der Scheer, VL Goosey-Tolfrey… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2021 - Springer
Objectives The objective of this review was to summarize and appraise evidence on
functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycling exercise after spinal cord injury (SCI), in order …

Growing older with a physical disability: A special application of the successful aging paradigm

IR Molton, KM Yorkston - Journals of Gerontology Series B …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objectives: In the United States, the average age of people living with early-
acquired physical disabilities is increasing. This cohort is said to be aging with disability and …

[HTML][HTML] Physical health conditions in persons with spinal cord injury across 21 countries worldwide

V Strøm, G Månum, M Arora, C Joseph… - Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PHYSICAL HEALTH CONDITIONS IN PERSONS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY ACROSS 21
COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo Access …

Health conditions in people with spinal cord injury: contemporary evidence from a population-based community survey in Switzerland

MWG Brinkhof, A Al-Khodairy… - Journal of rehabilitation …, 2016 - zora.uzh.ch
BACKGROUND Health conditions in people with spinal cord injury are major determinants
for disability, reduced well-being, and mortality. However, population-based evidence on the …

[HTML][HTML] International surveillance study in acute spinal cord injury confirms viability of multinational clinical trials

L Bourguignon, B Tong, F Geisler, M Schubert… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background The epidemiological international landscape of traumatic spinal cord injury
(SCI) has evolved over the last decades along with given inherent differences in acute care …

Secondary health conditions, activity limitations, and life satisfaction in older adults with long-term spinal cord injury

S Jörgensen, S Iwarsson, J Lexell - PM&R, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Many individuals with a spinal cord injury (SCI) have lived several decades with
their injury, leading to a need for a deeper understanding of factors associated with healthy …