Spinal Cord Injuries - Rehabilitation
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Spasticity and bone density after a spinal cord injury.

30 Oct 2009 STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between spasticity and bone mineral density in the lower extremities in individuals with a motor complete spinal cord injury. METHODS: Eighteen individuals, ... Read more...

Prediction of employment status one year post-discharge from rehabilitation following traumatic spinal cord injury: an exploratory analysis of participation and environmental variables.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To identify the extent to which early participation and environmental variables, when assessed at discharge from hospital, add to injury and demographic variables in the prediction of employment following traumatic spinal cord injury. ... Read more...

Association of depression and pain interference with disease-management self-efficacy in community-dwelling individuals with spinal cord injury.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine factors influencing disease-management self-efficacy in individuals with spinal cord injury. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS/PATIENTS: Forty-nine community-dwelling individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (mean ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Spinal Cord Injuries - Rehabilitation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Spasticity and bone density after a spinal cord injury. 30 Oct 2009
• Prediction of employment status one year post-discharge from rehabilitation following traumatic spinal cord injury: an exploratory analysis of participation and environmental variables. 30 Oct 2009
• Association of depression and pain interference with disease-management self-efficacy in community-dwelling individuals with spinal cord injury. 30 Oct 2009
• Brainstem 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy: marker of demyelination and repair in spinal cord. 29 Sep 2009
• Some literary accounts of possible childhood paraplegia and neurorehabilitation. 29 Sep 2009
• Increased participation in activities of daily living is associated with lower cholesterol levels in people with spinal cord injury. 29 Sep 2009
• Is the use of low-pressure pulsatile lavage for pressure ulcer management associated with environmental contamination with Acinetobacter baumannii? 29 Sep 2009
• A prospective study of factors influencing return to work after traumatic spinal cord injury in Taiwan. 29 Sep 2009
• Hydrophilic catheters versus noncoated catheters for reducing the incidence of urinary tract infections: a randomized controlled trial. 29 Sep 2009
• Validity and reliability of assessment tools for measuring unsupported sitting in people with a spinal cord injury. 30 Aug 2009
• Predicting respiratory infection one year after inpatient rehabilitation with pulmonary function measured at discharge in persons with spinal cord injury. 30 Aug 2009
• Spinal Cord Independence Measure, version III: applicability to the UK spinal cord injured population. 30 Aug 2009
• Be careful what you train for. 30 Aug 2009
• What's new in orthopaedic rehabilitation. 30 Aug 2009
• Chondroitinase ABC treatment opens a window of opportunity for task-specific rehabilitation. 7 Aug 2009
• Life satisfaction and self-reported problems after spinal cord injury: measurement of underlying dimensions. 30 Jul 2009
• Sleep problems in individuals with spinal cord injury: frequency and age effects. 30 Jul 2009
• Psychological well-being after spinal cord injury: perception of loss and meaning making. 30 Jul 2009
• Greater daily leisure time physical activity is associated with lower chronic disease risk in adults with spinal cord injury. 30 Jul 2009
• A randomized controlled trial on the effects of cycling with and without electrical stimulation on cardiorespiratory and vascular health in children with spinal cord injury. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Spinal Cord Injuries'

Definition: Penetrating and non-penetrating injuries to the spinal cord resulting from traumatic external forces (e.g., WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WHIPLASH INJURIES; etc.).

Descriptor UI: D013119

Alternative terms: Spinal Cord Injuries; Myelopathy, Traumatic; Myelopathies, Traumatic; Traumatic Myelopathies; Traumatic Myelopathy; Spinal Cord Trauma; Cord Trauma, Spinal; Cord Traumas, Spinal; Spinal Cord Traumas; Trauma, Spinal Cord; Traumas, Spinal Cord; Injuries, Spinal Cord; Cord Injuries, Spinal; Cord Injury, Spinal; Injury, Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Injury; Spinal Cord Transection; Cord Transection, Spinal; Cord Transections, Spinal; Spinal Cord Transections; Transection, Spinal Cord; Transections, Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Laceration; Cord Laceration, Spinal; Cord Lacerations, Spinal; Laceration, Spinal Cord; Lacerations, Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Lacerations; Post-Traumatic Myelopathy; Myelopathies, Post-Traumatic; Myelopathy, Post-Traumatic; Post Traumatic Myelopathy; Post-Traumatic Myelopathies; Spinal Cord Contusion; Contusion, Spinal Cord; Contusions, Spinal Cord; Cord Contusion, Spinal; Cord Contusions, Spinal; Spinal Cord Contusions;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.854.770; C10.900.850; C21.866.819;

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific vertebra (NIM) to locate site on spinal cord