Ana-Maria Oproescu and Victoria McCann This is a summary of a literature review which combines the findings of many individual studies about drug and cell therapies for SCI and discusses the major developments and challenges in these areas of research. Read More…
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Virtual reality and spinal cord injury
| 4 commentsDirk Haupt Dirk Haupt is a masters student at UBC. For the final project of his Biomedical Engineering 554 class, he worked on a project to design a virtual environment to investigate how people with SCI perceive and use their Read More…
The influence of a polymer damper on swing-through crutch gait biomechanics
| 0 commentsLynda Bennet Original article: MacGillivary, M.K., Manocha, R,.H.K., & Sawatzky, B.J. (2015). The influence of a polymer damper on swing-through crutch gait biomechanics, Medical Engineering and Physics Journal. doi: 10.1016 /j.medengphy.2015.12.010. Find the original article here. Crutches are crutches are Read More…
Progression of cardiovascular impairments after spinal cord injury
| 4 commentsLisa Liu This is a summary of a research study done by Dr. Christopher West and his colleagues at ICORD. Dr. West’s research interests are focussed on understanding cardiovascular adaptations after spinal cord injury, and the benefits of exercise to Read More…
Power wheelchairs in the community: wheelchair choices of older adults
| 0 commentsBryan Ng Original Article: This is a summary of a paper published by researchers in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy in the University of British Columbia, including ICORD researcher Dr. Ben Mortenson. Mortenson, W. Hammell, K. Luts, Read More…
Investigation on Spasticity and Standing
| 0 commentsLynda Bennet Original article: Sadeghi M, McIvor J, Finlayson, H, Sawatzky B. Static standing, dynamic standing and spasticity in individuals with spinal cord. Spinal Cord, 2015, September [ doi: 10.1038/sc.2015.160]. Find the original article here Have a spinal cord injury and experiencing Read More…
Boosting in Athletes with Spinal Cord Injury: Implications for Sports
| 0 commentsBy Martin Keung Dr. Krassioukov is a principal investigator at ICORD. The Krassiokov laboratory researches autonomic dysreflexia, cardiovascular health, locomotor training, physical medicine and sexual rehabilitation in persons with SCI. Gee, C. West, and A.Krassioukov. (2015). Boosting in Elite Athletes with Spinal Cord Injury: Read More…
Biomaterial Scaffolds with Different Surface types to Promote Differentiation of Stem Cells into Neurons
| 6 commentsBryan Ng This is a summary of a paper published by researchers from the University of Victoria including ICORD researcher Dr. Stephanie Willerth. Khadem Mohtaram N, Ko J, King, C, Sun L, Muller N, Byung-Guk Jun M,Willerth SM. 2014. Electrospun Read More…
Elite endurance performance in athletes with SCI
| 0 commentsMegan Gallant This is a summary of a research study done by Dr. Christopher West and fellow ICORD researchers, to investigate the autonomic and cardiovascular consequences of spinal cord injuries. Original Article: West, C. R., Gee, C. M., Voss, C., Read More…
The Potential Transformation of Our Species by Neural Enhancement
| 0 commentsZaafar Mahmood This is a summary of an article done by Dr. E. Paul Zehr who is a professor in the School of Exercise Science and Division of Medical Sciences at the University of Victoria. Original article: Zehr, E. P. Read More…