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Showing 1 to 20 of 105 for “"Spinal cord injury (SCI)"”.
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The Effect of Robotic Walking and Activity-based Rehabilitation on Functional Capacity, Secondary Complications & Psychological Well-being in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
… evidence base supporting the efficacy of RLT for SCI rehabilitation. Thus, this randomized control pilot study aimed to investigate the effects of RLT compared to ABT on functional capacity, secondary complications, and psychological well-being in people with SCI after 24-weeks of rehabilitation. …
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Young Adults With Recent Spinal Cord Injuries; Transition From Rehabilitation Hospital to Community Living
The majority of people today who sustain a spinal cord injury (SCI) survive and resume living in the community. Little, however, is known about the transition. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to explore the relationships among leisure involvement, social networks, community integration, …
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Redefining and Reclassifying Acute Traumatic Cervical Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury with Special Reference to Central Cord Syndrome: Implications for an Aging Population
… and the shifting epidemiology of acute spinal cord injury (SCI), there is a critical need to revisit the definition and clinical management of central cord syndrome (CCS). This dissertation investigated the hypothesis that the neurological outcomes of patients with ‘central cord …
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Spinal cord implants for nerve regeneration
… that the potential for regeneration in the spinal cord became accepted. However, there is still no proven method for enabling this regeneration. An implant model was developed to help aid in repair, recovery, and regeneration in the spinal cord following spinal cord injury (SCI). This is a …
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An injectable gelatin-based conjugate incorporating EGF promotes tissue repair and functional recovery after spinal cord injury in a rat model
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition drastically reducing the quality of life that affects about 300,000 patients in the USA. As a result of the injury, sensory perception and motor functions are lost. Current treatments do not address the root cause - degeneration and loss of neural …
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3D Printing Of A Biocompatible Scaffold And A Real-Time Imaging Window For Monitoring Rat Spinal Cord Regeneration
… of effective regenerative therapies for spinal cord injury (SCI) remains limited by two critical challenges: the absence of structurally optimized bridging scaffolds and the inability to monitor biological integration in real time. Conventional experimental approaches rely primarily on …
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EMG Control of an Upper-Limb Rehabilitation Exoskeleton for SCI Affected Users
Robotic rehabilitation for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) has been shown to be most effective when the user is motivated and mentally engaged in the execution of therapeutic exercises. Consequently, designers of the human-robot interface are challenged with developing control schemes …
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The validation of heart rate variability in individuals with spinal cord injury
The current classification system for spinal cord injury (SCI) considers only somatic information and neglects autonomic damage after injiuy. Heart rate variability (HRV) has the potential to be a valuable measure of cardiac autonomic control after (SCI). Five individuals with tetraplegia and four …
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An exploration of spinal care injury treatment : opportunities to improve functional recovery and independence for patients with incomplete spinal cord injuries
A spinal cord injury (SCI) is a severe life-changing event, and usually results in significant complications and loss of function. The severity and complexity of these injuries make them difficult to treat. This thesis seeks to identify the most significant opportunities for improving SCI …
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Analysis of electromyograph (EMG) for controlling wheelchair motion
… this project is for the user who has high level Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), the EMG signal from neck has been chose to trigger the wheelchair. The EMG signals are obtained using disposable electrode from neck muscles which are Sternocleidomastoid and Trapezius muscles, with different direction. For …
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Analysis of electrooculography (EOG) for controlling wheelchair motion
… from extremely limited peripheral mobility like Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) usually have the ability to coordinate eye movements. This project focuses on the analysis of EOG signals for controlling wheelchair motion. The EOG signal is obtained from the eye muscle by using disposable electrodes. For …
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A gait generation mechanism for leg rehabilitation therapy
… number of pathologies, such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury (SCI), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), cerebral palsy (CP), multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease, as well as various orthopedic conditions. Decreased activity has been shown to be associated with rapidly …
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Therapeutic Potential of Protein Kinases and Their Downstream Targets Following Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
… the management and characterization of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI), the current therapeutic options for patients remain limited. The SCI-induced cellular response is mediated through series of protein kinases, which are a group of globular proteins that reversibly phosphorylate downstream …
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Thermoregulation, fluid balance, and reliability in paralympic sport: exploring core temperature responses, hydration habits, and mobility performance assessments
… mobility performance tests in athletes with a spinal cord injury (SCI), and (4) to assess the reliability of time-to-exhaustion (TTE) performance and thermoregulatory responses in athletes with cervical SCI (cSCI). The findings revealed that female para hockey players exhibited hydration habits …
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Improved Techniques For Acquisition and Analysis of Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging For Detecting Vascular Permeability In The Central Nervous System
… the integrity of blood-brain barrier and blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB) in the presence of central nervous system pathologies. However, the results of DCE-MRI show substantial variability. The high variability can be caused by a number of factors including inaccurate T1 estimation, …
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Acrolein as a novel therapeutic target for spinal cord injury induced neuropathic pain
<p>Despite years of research, post-spinal cord injury (SCI) chronic neuropathic pain remains refractory to treatment and drastically impairs quality of life for SCI victims beyond paralysis. Although inflammation and free radicals contribute to neuropathic pain in SCI, the mechanism is not …
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Adiposity and Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury: Relationships With Activities of Daily Living, Secondary Complications, and Subjective Well-Being
… and secondary complications in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). In particular, this thesis was organized around the central theme of adiposity, which is a prevalent complication following SCI. Study 1 focused on understanding the relationships between activities of daily living (ADL) …
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Assessing trainer hand forces for manual body weight supported walking
Spinal cord injuries occur in approximately 12,000 to 15,000 people per year in the U.S. About 10,000 of these people are permanently paralyzed. Most spinal cord traumas occur in young, healthy individuals. Males between 15 and 35 years old are most commonly affected. Recently new approaches to …
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Electro-chemical stimulation of neuromuscular systems using ion-selective membranes : flexible device fabrication and motor unit recruitment order
Spinal Cord injury (SCI) leads to paralysis, decrease in quality of life and high lifetime medical costs. Direct nerve Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) induces muscles to contract by electrically stimulating nerves, which shows promise for clinical applications in restoring muscle function …
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Identifying Depression Utilizing Tumor Necrosis Factor–[alpha] and Endothelial Function in Spinal Cord Injury
People with spinal cord injury (SCI) are at high risk of developing pressure injuries (PrI) and depression. Depression has been shown to be associated with increased risk for PrI complications, and it is suggested that physiological changes related to depression may contribute to PrI development. …
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