Agricultural Seating Issues of Farmers and Ranchers with Spinal Cord Injuries: A Pilot Study Using Pressure Mapping on Seating Surface Interfaces to Determine High Risk Areas for Pressure

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-248
Author(s):  
Carla Wilhite ◽  
William Kennington ◽  
Veronica Boeser
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Spinal Cord Injuries ◽  
Pressure Mapping ◽  
Risk Areas ◽  
Seating Surface

Accessibility and Usability of Selected Weight Training Systems

1988 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-129
Author(s):  
Ralph W. Smith ◽  
Tammy J. Buckley
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Spinal Cord Injuries ◽  
Weight Training ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
Resistance Level ◽  
Male Athlete ◽  
Training Systems ◽  
Spinal Cord Injured ◽  
Minimum Resistance

This pilot study examined the accessibility and usability of three weight training systems for athletes with spinal cord injuries. The systems were Universal Centurion II, Nautilus, and Keiser Cam II. Accessibility factors were direction of transfer, ease of transfer, and access of machine components. Usability includes use with/without assistance, necessary adaptations, and adjustability of resistance level and seat location. Also examined were minimum resistance level and feasibility of use without application of bilateral force. One 25-year-old male athlete with paraplegia (T5-6) served as the demonstrator for all evaluations. A matrix of accessibility and usability was constructed for 10 upper-body exercises that could be performed on at least two of the three weight training systems. Overall, the Keiser Cam II system was judged superior on accessibility and usability for spinal cord-injured athletes; however, the Nautilus system provided the most comprehensive upper-body workout.

scholarly journals A brief fall prevention intervention for manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries: A pilot study

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 607-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura A. Rice ◽  
Jong Hun Sung ◽  
Kathleen Keane ◽  
Elizabeth Peterson ◽  
Jacob J. Sosnoff
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Fall Prevention ◽  
Spinal Cord Injuries ◽  
Prevention Intervention ◽  
Wheelchair Users ◽  
Manual Wheelchair ◽  
Fall Prevention Intervention

Mechanical ventilation strategy in quadriplegic patients for the intensivist

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hervé Quintard ◽  
Franck Moniez
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Spinal Cord Injuries ◽  
Ventilation Strategy ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Withdrawal Phase

In France, the number of spinal cord injuries is around 2000 new cases per year, often affecting young men, and thus having a real impact on public health. Seventy percent of patients with spinal cord injury upper than C5 require mechanical ventilation during their hospitalization. The need for this mechanical ventilation expose the spinal cord injury (SCI) patients to 2 risk periods: the intubation phase with a high risk of displacement and compression during the course of the procedure, and the withdrawal phase, which is particularly difficult in this context, resulting in an increase in morbidity and hospitalization times. Recently, the latest guidelines from SFAR-SFMU experts on the management of spinal cord injuries published. In this context, we report on good practices in the management of these patients, particularly in the field of ventilation.

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