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…
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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…
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…
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…
Breast cancer treatment in women with SCI and health conditions
| 0 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…
Effects of exercise on fitness and health of adults with SCI
| 0 commentsLay summary by Aidan Underwood Edited by Crystal Han This is a lay summary of the original research article by Dr. Kathleen Ginis, Dr. Christopher West, and their colleagues Jan W van der Scheer, David Ditor, Victoria Goosey-Tolfrey, Audrey Hicks, Read More…
Cardiac conditions six months following spinal cord injury
| 0 commentsLay summary by Baldip Shergill Edited by Crystal Han This is a lay summary of the original research article by ICORD researchers Dr. Andrei Krassioukov and Shane Balthazaar and in collaboration with their colleagues in Denmark. Read the original article Read More…
Wheelchair users’ perspectives on usability of the adaptive equipment for exercise
| 0 commentsLay Summary by Arman Mohseni Edited by Crystal Han This is a lay summary on the paper by ICORDians Dr. Ben Mortenson, Dr. Jaimie Borisoff, and Dr. Bonita Sawatzky, and their colleagues Rachel Wong, Ashley Stewart, James Laskin, Johanne Mattie, Read More…
How physical activity can change the heart in individuals with SCI
| 0 commentsLay summary by Ryan Cen Edited by Crystal Han This is a lay summary of the original research article by ICORD researchers Dr. Kathleen Ginis, Dr. Christopher West, Dr. Alexandra Williams, and Dr. Jasmin Ma. Read the original article here. Read More…
Autonomy among wheelchair users with different types of wheelchairs
| 0 commentsLay summary by Aleksander Walter Edited by Crystal Han This is a lay summary of the research article by ICORD researchers Dr. Ben Mortenson, Dr. Jaimie Borisoff, and Mahsa Khallili, and their colleagues , Chelsea Jonathan, Nicole Hocking, and Dr. Read More…