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{ Monthly Archives } November 2007

Complex object-related actions: structure, meaning, and context.

by Laurel J. Buxbaum, PsyD. Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA, USA. All object-related actions are complex. Even the “simplest” of reach to grasp movements requires finely honed coordination of the muscles of the arm, hand, and fingers; is dependent upon exquisitely tuned feedforward and feedback mechanisms for motor control; is [...]

Nov 1, 2007 Diseases & Disorders
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Successful reduction of neuropathic pain associated with spinal cord injury via of a combination of intrathecal hydromorphone and ziconotide: a case report.

by Michael Saulino, MD.Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA, USA. STUDY DESIGN: Case report. OBJECTIVES: To report a novel management strategy for neuropathic pain management after spinal cord injury. SETTING: Outpatient spinal cord injury (SCI) clinic. METHODS: The patient demonstrated two neuropathic pain syndromes, namely at- and below-level pain. These syndromes [...]

Nov 1, 2007 Diseases & Disorders
Research
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Validity of the walking scale for spinal cord injury and other domains of function in a multicenter clinical trial.

by John F. Ditunno, Jr, MD, Hugues Barbeau, PhD, Bruce H. Dobkin, MD, Robert Elashoff, PhD, Susan Harkema, PhD, Ralph J. Marino, MD, Walter W. Hauck, PhD, David Apple, PhD, D. Michele Basso, EdD, Andrea Behrman, PhD, Daniel Deforge, MD, Lisa Fugate, MD, Michael Saulino, MD, Michael Scott, MD, Joanie Chung, MPH; Spinal Cord Injury [...]

Nov 1, 2007 Diseases & Disorders
Functional Domains & Other Topics
Research
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Postacute rehabilitation research and policy recommendations.

by Dexanne B. Clohan, MD, Elizabeth M. Durkin, PhD, Joy Hammel, PhD, Patrick Murray, MD, MS, John Whyte, MD, PhD, Marcel Dijkers, PhD, Bruce M. Gans, MD, Daniel E. Graves, PhD, Allen W. Heinemann, PhD, Greg Worsowicz, MD. HealthSouth, Birmingham, AL, USA. This article summarizes the research and health policy recommendations developed by participants at [...]

Nov 1, 2007 Functional Domains & Other Topics
Health policy
Research
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