Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord, often caused by motor vehicle accidents, that leads to temporary or permanent changes in its function, resulting in major motor, sensory, and autonomic dysfunctions. This can be complete, with a loss of all function below the injury, or incomplete, where some function remains.
Health Outcomes
- Decreased Vastus Medialis Thickness
- Delayed Onset of Urinary Tract Infections
- Enhanced Functional Traits
- Enhanced Neurological Disorder Management
- Enhanced Strength
- Improved Activities of Daily Living
- Improved Agility Performance
- Improved Agility and Coordination Performance
- Improved Anaerobic Power
- Improved Barthel Index
- Improved Barthel Index Score
- Improved Fine Motor Skills
- Improved Functional Outcome
- Improved Functional Prognosis
- Improved Functional Recovery
- Improved Gross Motor Function
- Improved Intestinal Transit
- Improved Knee Extensor Strength
- Improved Leg Extension Strength
- Improved Leg Strength
- Improved Lower Body Endurance
- Improved Lower Body Power
- Improved Lower Limb Peak Power
- Improved Maximal Voluntary Contraction
- Improved Motor Function
- Improved Motor Symptom
- Improved Muscle Function Recovery
- Improved Muscle Power
- Improved Muscle Recovery
- Improved Muscle Thickness
- Improved Neuromuscular Power
- Improved Neuromuscular Strength
- Improved Physical Mobility
- Improved Power-Related Outcome
- Improved Quadriceps Function
- Improved Quadriceps Strength
- Improved Rate of Force Development
- Improved Reaching Ability
- Improved Rectal Emptying
- Improved Repetitions to Failure
- Improved Self-Sufficiency
- Improved Self-assessed Disability
- Improved Skeletal Muscle Damage
- Improved Sprint Power Output
- Improved Standing Balance
- Improved Strength Performance
- Improved Transit Time
- Improved Upper Body Strength
- Improved Urinary Frequency
- Improved Vertical Jump
- Improved Walking Ability
- Improved Walking Distance
- Improved Walking Speed
- Increased Constipation Risk
- Increased Muscle Mass
- Increased Spinal Fusion Rate
- Increased Walking Speed
- Maintained Physical Condition
- Maintained Vigorous Locomotion
- No Increase in Fecal Incontinence
- No Significant Improvement in Locomotor Activity
- Reduced Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Episode
- Reduced Cadence
- Reduced Choking Index
- Reduced Debridement Time
- Reduced Disability
- Reduced Locomotor Impairment
- Reduced Mean Arterial Pressure
- Reduced Muscle Thickness
- Reduced Neurological Deficit
- Reduced Neuronal Death
- Reduced Neuropathic Pain
- Reduced Pressure Ulcer Area
- Reduced Pressure Ulcer Severity
- Reduced Skin Sensitivity
- Reduced Urinary Frequency
- Reduced Urinary Urgency
- Stable Long-Term Function
- Stable Lumbar Bone Mineral Density