Lay summary by Dante Chiesa Edited by Crystal Han and Jocelyn Chan This is a lay summary of the paper by ICORDians Matthias Walter and Dr. Andrei Krassioukov. Read the original article here. The nervous system can be subdivided into Read More…
Blog Archives: rehab
Patient perspectives on SCI
| 0 commentsLay summary by Preshon Pillay Edited by Crystal Han This is the lay summary written on the paper by Mélissa Nadeau, Supriya Singh, Lise Belanger, Vanessa Noonan, Lynsey Hamilton, Dr. Michael Boyd, Nicolas Dea, Dr. Brian Kwon, Dr. Scott Paquette, Read More…
The effects of SCI on regulation of core body temperature
| 0 commentsLay summary by Arman Mohseni Edited by Crystal Han This lay summary is written based on the paper by Francesca Baschieri, Pietro Guaraldi, Federica Provini, Monica Chiogna, Giorgio Barletta, Annagrazia Cecere, Giuseppe De Scisciolo, Pietro Cortelli, and Giovanna Calanadra-Buonaura. Read Read More…
Breast cancer treatment in women with SCI and health conditions
| 2 commentsLay summary and illustrations by Yasi Yaghoub Edited by Crystal Han This summary is based on the original paper by ICORD researcher Dr. Bonita Sawatzky and her colleagues Celine Edwards, Annemarie Walters-Shumka, Shira Standfield, Tamara Shenkier, and Susan Harris. Read Read More…
Restoring hand and arm function after SCI with electrical stimulation
| 2 commentsLay summary by Frank Yeung Edited by Crystal Han This lay summary is based on the research paper by Fatma Inanici, Lorie N Brighton, Soshi Samejima, Christoph P Hofstetter, Chet T Moritz. Read the original article here. What is transcutaneous Read More…
Ketogenic diet as a treatment for brain and spinal cord injury
| 1 commentInfographic by Justin Yap Edited by Crystal Han and Rona Herzog. This is an infographic based on a review article by ICORD researches Dr. Wolfram Tetzlaff, Oscar Seira, Kathleen Kolehmainen, Ward Plunet, and Nima Alaeiikhchi and their colleagues. Read the Read More…
The benefits of arm crank ergometer spin training in the SCI community
| 0 commentsLay summary by Lana To Edited by Rona Herzog, Crystal Han This is a lay summary of the research article by ICORD researchers Dr. Tania Lam, Alison Williams, Amanda Chisholm, Andrea Lynn, Raza Malik, and Gevorg Eginyan. Read the original Read More…
Physical activity, chronic pain, and subjective well-being among individuals with SCI
| 2 commentsLay Summary by Nicholas Jo Edited by Rona Herzog and Crystal Han This is a summary of research conducted by ICORD researchers Kendra Todd, Sarah Lawrason, Robert Shaw, Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis, and their colleague Dr. Derrick Wirtz. Click here Read More…
Brain activation differences: active vs. passive walking
| 0 commentsLay Summary by Tiffany Fong Images by Crystal Han Edited by Rona Herzog, Alanna Schwed and Alyssa Chong This is a summary of the research article by Dr. Sue Peters, Shannon B. Lim, Dennis R. Louie, Dr. Chieh-ling Yang, and Read More…
Proprioception training protocol for people with incomplete SCI
| 0 commentsLay Summary by Frank Yeung Edited by Rona Herzog This is a summary of a paper by ICORD researchers Taha Qaiser, Gevorg Eginyan, Franco Chan, and Dr. Tania Lam. To access the full article click here. In 2019, researchers from Read More…
