Disuse osteoporosis describes a state of bone loss due to local skeletal unloading or
systemic immobilization. This review will discuss advances in the field that have shed light …

Muscle and bone are anatomically and functionally closely connected. The traditional
concept that skeletal muscles serve to load bone and transform skeletal segments into a …

Background: Powered exoskeletons have been demonstrated as being safe for persons with
spinal cord injury (SCI), but little is known about how users learn to manage these devices …

Harkema SJ, Hillyer J, Schmidt-Read M, Ardolino E, Sisto SA, Behrman AL. Locomotor
training: as a treatment of spinal cord injury and in the progression of neurologic …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) produces paralysis and a unique form of neurogenic disuse
osteoporosis that dramatically increases fracture risk at the distal femur and proximal tibia …

The pathophysiology, clinical considerations, and relevant experimental findings with regard
to osteoporosis in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) will be discussed. The bone loss …

Osteoporosis is a long-term consequence of spinal cord injury (SCI) that leads to a high risk
of fragility fractures. The fracture rate in people with SCI is twice that of the general …

Study design: Systematic literature review. Objectives: The primary aims of this study were to
evaluate the methodological quality of exercise intervention studies in adults with spinal …

Purpose We examined the concurrent characteristics of the remote development of strength
and cross-sectional area (CSA) of upper body skeletal muscle in response to lower body …

Objective To evaluate the response of bone to 2 anabolic stimuli, teriparatide and
mechanical loading, in subjects with spinal cord injury. Design A pilot study, 1 group, pretest …