Articles - Rehabilitation en-us http://www.thescizone.com/info N/A http://www.thescizone.com/info webmaster@thescizone.com 20 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/505/1/New-report-shows-locomotor-training-restores-walking-function-in-child-with-spinal-cord-injury/1.html Central nervous system may be retrained, report led by physical therapist showsA new report shows that a non-ambulatory (unable to walk or stand) child with a cervical spinal cord injury was able to restore basic walking function after intensive locomotor training. The case study, published in Physical Therapy (May 2008), the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), evaluated the effects of locomotor training in a 4 ½ year-old-boy, who had no ability to walk following a gunshot wound sixteen months earlier. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/396/1/AGGRESSIVE-PHYSICAL-REHABILITATION/Page-1.html In recent years, a variety of aggressive physical rehabilitation programs have emerged that seem to restore significant function for many people after spinal cord injury (SCI), even years after injury. This article discusses several of the programs, as well as key issues surrounding their use.Increasingly, such aggressive rehabilitation is being used to maximize restored function after cell-transplantation or other innovative surgeries that are surfacing throughout the world, including those discussed in previous articles. Often videos are produced to document improvement, and given the impressive nature of the physical activities that could be done after but not before surgery, it is assumed that the new-found abilities prove the intervention's efficacy. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/179/1/Upper-Extremity-Pain/Page-1.html  For 20 years, Tom had “no aches, no pains, no nothing.” Why was his luck changing now? Maybe his shoulder pain started because his new van didn’t have power steering, or maybe it was because he was doing a lot more wheeling on carpet. Regardless, now his shoulders hurt. Thinking that the pain might go away, he waited. But, after three or four months, the pain was so bad he couldn’t stand it anymore. A trip to the doctor left Tom with more information and some difficult choices. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/68/1/How-to-Choose-a-Specialty-or-Rehabilitation-Hospital/Choosing-a-Spinal-Cord-Injury-Rehabilitation-Hospital.html  Choosing a rehabilitation facility for someone who has had a catastrophic injury is one of the most important and difficult decisions you may face. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Tue, 03 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/60/1/What-is-a-Physiatrist/Page-1.html  Physiatrists are doctors who are certified as specialists in rehabilitation medicine by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Tue, 03 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/53/1/SCI-Rehabilitation/Facility-Selection.html  It is vital to select a high quality rehabilitation program with skilled professionals to help a newly injured person develop the skills needed to maintain physical and emotional health throughout his/her lifetime. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Tue, 03 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/256/1/Choosing-a-Spinal-Cord-Injury-Rehabilitation-Hospital/Page-1.html  Choosing a rehabilitation facility for someone who has had a catastrophic injury is one of the most important and difficult decisions you may face. As you carefully explore your alternatives and tour prospective facilities, you are encouraged to consider asking the following questions: webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Thu, 09 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/255/1/Choosing-a-Spinal-Cord-Injury-Rehabilitation-Hospital.html  Choosing a rehabilitation facility for someone who has had a catastrophic injury is one of the most important and difficult decisions you may face. As you carefully explore your alternatives and tour prospective facilities, you are encouraged to consider asking the following questions: webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Thu, 09 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/275/1/Rehabilitation-Process-of-Persons-With-Spinal-Cord-Injury/Page-1.html  This paper depicts the rehabilitation process and other aspects involved in aiding the spinal cord injured person to achieve optimal functioning physically, socially, and vocationally.  The focus is on the spinal cord injured person who needs extensive rehabilitation to enable a return to the community and be a productive member.  Attention to certain physical complications as a result of spinal cord injury can help to reduce the chance of further complications. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Sun, 04 Apr 2004 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/80/1/Foot-Electrical-Stimulation-Cycling/Page-1.html  FES has been around for a long time. It was first demonstrated by Galvani in the16th century and has been the subject of research in spinal cord injury since the 1960s. As the name implies the focus of most of the research has been directed at creating a function such as walking; there has been relatively little work in using FES to improve muscle bulk and health through exercise. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Mon, 09 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0500