Lay summary and graphic by Preshon Pillay Edited by Jocelyn Chan This is a lay summary of the paper Jan Elaine Soriano, Rinaldo Romac, Jordan W. Squair, Otto F. Barak, Zoe K. Sarafis, Amanda H.X. Lee, Geoff B. Coombs, Bita Read More…
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SCI impairs heart function due to impaired sympathetic control
| 0 commentsLay summary by Noah Kaiser, Malachy Frey, Chris West Edited by Jocelyn Chan This is a lay summary of the original Nature Communications research article by Mary Fossey, Shane Balthazaar, Jordan Squair, Alexandra Williams, Malihe-Sadat Poormasjedi-Meibod, Tom Nightingale, Erin Erskine, Brian Read More…
Impact of COVID-19 on depression, anxiety, and quality of life in people with SCI
| 0 commentsLay summary and infographic by Justin Yap Edited by Crystal Han and Jocelyn Chan This is a lay summary of the article by Alejandro García-Rudolph, Joan Saurí, Jaume López Carballo, Blanca Cegarra, Mark Andrew Wright, Eloy Opisso, Josep María Tormos. Read More…
Physiological responses during active video games in SCI
| 0 commentsLay summary and infographic by Justin Yap Edited by Crystal Han and Jocelyn Chan This is a lay summary of the article by Amanda Barboza Tosi, Julio Cesar Silva de Sousa, Cláudia Lúcia de Moraes Forjaz, and Camila Torriani-Pasin. Read Read More…
Oxygen uptake during adapted rowing versus arm cycle
| 0 commentsLay summary and illustrations by Xueqing Zhou This is the lay summary written on the paper “Acute physiological comparison of sub-maximal exercise on a novel adapted rowing machine and arm crank ergometry in people with a spinal cord injury” Sawatzky, Read More…
SCI exercise in hospital and community settings
| 0 commentsLay summary by Jasleen Dhaliwal Edited by Jocelyn Chan This is a lay summary of a clinical trial protocol by ICORDian Dr. Martin Ginis. Read the original article here. The physical challenges associated with transitioning from in-hospital care to community living Read More…
Upper-body activity in boxing and battle rope exercise
| 1 commentLay summary by Xueqing Zhou Edited by Jocelyn Chan This is the lay summary written on the paper “Trunk muscle activity and kinematics during boxing and battle rope exercise in people with motor-complete spinal cord injury” by Gevorg Eginyan, Alison Read More…
Peer mentorships and benefits for individuals with SCI
| 0 commentsLay summary by Jasleen Dhaliwal Edited by Crystal Han This is the lay summary on the original article by iCORDians Robert Shaw, Emily Giroux, Dr. Heather Gainforth, and Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis. Read the original article here. Why is this Read More…
Predictors of psychological distress and confidence among mobility device users
| 0 commentsLay summary by Harsirat Naraina Edited by Crystal Han This is the lay summary of the original article by ICORD researchers Dr. Ben Mortenson, Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis, Mike Prescott, Delphine Labbé, and William Miller and their colleagues. Read the Read More…
SCI and depression
| 1 commentInfographic by Joti Dhillon Edited by Crystal Han and Dominik Zbogar This is an infographic based on the SCIRE Community Post entitled “Depression after spinal cord injury”. Read the original post here. People with spinal cord injury (SCI) often experience Read More…
