- Exploring self-efficacy - associations with secondary health conditions in the finnish spinal cord injury population: a national registry-based cross-sectional study. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: As SE was associated with SHCs, interventions to strengthen SE could be explored in future studies, but causal relationships cannot be inferred from the present cross-sectional data.
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- Development and validation of a patient-reported checklist for dermatological complications in chronic spinal cord injury. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: The Spinal Cord Injury Skin Complications Checklist (SCI-SCC) is a valid and reliable patient-reported tool for screening dermatological issues in this population. Its integration into routine clinical practice can facilitate standardized monitoring, promote early detection, and ultimately improve patient-centered care for individuals living with chronic SCI.
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- Timing of sacral pressure injury development during acute care after traumatic spinal cord injury: a prospective study of 142 patients. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: Early risk stratification after traumatic SCI is essential to identify individuals at greatest risk for sacral PI during acute care. Preventive strategies should be intensified during the first two weeks of hospitalization, when vulnerability to PI development appears highest, while patients with motor-complete injuries may remain at increased risk later during hospitalization.
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- Mapping the discourse on neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury: A signal-generation natural language processing study of Reddit communities. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: Within the sampled Reddit communities, discourse on neuropathic pain in SCI and overlapping cord/cauda pathology is dominated by negative affect, treatment refractoriness, and psychosocial burden, while emerging neuromodulation themes attract comparatively less negative sentiment. Findings are signal-generating, require triangulation with clinical data, and should not be read as representative of the broader SCI population.
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- Autonomic function and signal complexity reflect level and severity of traumatic spinal cord injury. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: Systemic autonomic indices after TSCI vary with injury level and severity and may capture distinct aspects of autonomic dysfunction beyond clinical grading. However, their limited prognostic value for neurological recovery and mortality suggest that outcome prediction after TSCI may depend more on other clinical factors and, possibly, more direct intraspinal physiological markers.
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- Characterizing ambulation potential following acute traumatic spinal cord injury: a populational cohort study on 1209 patients. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: This study proposes a paradigm shift to describe rather than predict ambulation outcomes after TSCI, using a descriptive chart characterizing the potential for recovering community ambulation based on real outcomes observed in the general TSCI population, in order to facilitate estimating the ambulation potential early after TSCI.
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- Feasibility and exploratory outcomes of the COMPANION eHealth tool for the wellbeing of family caregivers of individuals with spinal cord injury. [Journal Article]Spinal Cord. 2026 Sep 30. [Online ahead of print]SC
- CONCLUSIONS: Our findings provide some support for the feasibility of the study protocol for evaluating COMPANION. However, 'treatment adherence', 'Platform and Internet stability', and 'dose-level response' require attention. The findings regarding anticipated future use suggest the need to employ strong engagement strategies, such as a peer support component and reminders, to keep participants engaged with COMPANION. Moreover, it is possible that COMPANION was more beneficial for newer caregivers than for more experienced caregivers.
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- Spending nights away from home and pain in people with spinal cord injury: evidence from a bidirectional longitudinal analysis. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: Pain and spending nights away from home were bidirectionally associated over time among individuals with SCI. These findings highlight the potential importance of leisure-oriented participation behaviors in SCI rehabilitation and support further research on health pathways linking leisure-oriented participation and pain outcomes.
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- Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of three seated trunk control assessments used during inpatient spinal cord injury rehabilitation. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: The TCT, FIST-SCI, and mFIST are reliable and valid seated trunk control tests in SCI early inpatient rehabilitation. Future studies should investigate responsiveness in people with motor-complete SCI.
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- Efficacy of combined repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and occupational therapy in spinal cord injury patients: a randomized controlled clinical study. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: OT and rTMS combination therapy may contribute to upper extremity function improvements and more independence for patients with SCI.
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- Blood flow restricted exercise with and without transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation via telehealth in persons with tetraplegia. A protocol for randomized clinical trial. [Randomized Controlled Trial]
- A single site randomized clinical trial; Richmond, VA, USA.
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- Predictive factors for postoperative motor recovery of proximal upper extremity in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy: a multicenter prospective study. [Multicenter Study]
- CONCLUSIONS: Surgical interventions are effective for motor recovery, with over 60% of patients achieving full strength. However, preoperative motor severity, prior surgery, history of other musculoskeletal diseases, and history of hypertension are key predictors of limited improvement.
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- Statistical quality in RCTs of technology-based rehabilitation after spinal cord injury: A CHAMP-Based Meta-Research Study. [Review]
- CONCLUSIONS: Statistical quality in RCTs of TBR in SCI is frequently suboptimal despite reported adherence to CONSORT guidelines. Greater transparency in statistical reporting is needed to improve the interpretation, reproducibility, and clinical applicability of rehabilitation research.
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- Association between blood pressure instability and health-related quality of life in people with spinal cord injury. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: Significant between-person effects suggest that individuals with more/less BP instability (Std) had greater/less negative impact on HRQoL and ADL. The findings indicate that the BPD-MS can be used to screen individuals who are more likely to be experiencing adverse health consequences of low BP instability.
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- Cardiovascular effects of transcutaneous spinal stimulation in persons living with and without spinal cord injury. [Journal Article]Spinal Cord. 2026 Sep 15. [Online ahead of print]SC
- CONCLUSIONS: Spinal stimulation at T11/T12 improved OH in persons with SCI. However, it also increases SBP when applied in a horizontal position, a caution for its clinical use. Future studies in people with SCI should explore the potential mechanisms responsible for these TSS-induced SBP effects.
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