Center for Spinal Cord Injury - Research Publications 2014-2019

Catania Q, Michael E, Morgan M. (2019) Pattern of Influence. Rehab Management Magazine, 32(7):10-13.  

Ni P, Mulcahey MJ, Slavin MD, Thielen CC, Vogel LC, Sadowsky C, Davidson LT, Jette AM. (2019) Tracking Spinal Cord Injury Functional Outcomes Across the Lifespan: Validation of Linking Coefficients. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 100(10):1924-1931. 

Carney J, Fisher R, Augutis M, Charlifue S, Biering-Sørensen F, Höfers W, Hwang M, Wayne New P, Post M, Sadowsky C, Vogel L, Augustine L, Dent K, Mulcahey MJ. (2019) Development of the International Spinal Cord Injury/Dysfunction Education Basic Data Set. Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 31700685. 

Hwang M, Augutis M, Sadowsky C, Höfers W, Vogel LC, Post M, Charlifue S, New PW, Fisher R, Carney J, Dent K, Mulcahey MJ. (2019) The International Spinal Cord Injury Pediatric Activity and Participation Basic Data Set. Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 5:91. 

Bourne P. (2019) Collaborative Strategy for Taking on Chronic Pain. Rehab Management Magazine, 32(6):16-19. 

Melicosta ME, Dean J, Hagen K, Oppenheimer K, Porter C, Rybczynski S, Salorio C, Sadowsky C. (2019) Acute flaccid myelitis: Rehabilitation challenges and outcomes in a pediatric cohort. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 12(3):245-253. 

Budai M, Murdoch S. (2019) Wheelchair Training Done Right. Rehab Management Magazine, 32(5):14-17. 

Edmiston TL, Elrick MJ, Kovler ML, Jelin EB, Onders RP, Sadowsky CL. (2019) Early use of an implantable diaphragm pacing stimulator for a child with severe acute flaccid myelitis-a case report. Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 5:67. 

Ni P, Mulcahey MJ, Slavin MD, Thielen CC, Vogel LC, Sadowsky C, Davidson LT, Jette AM. (2019) Tracking Spinal Cord Injury Functional Outcomes across the Lifespan: Validation of Linking Coefficients. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 10(10):1924-1931. 

Gordon-Lipkin E, Muñoz LS, Klein JL, Dean J, Izbudak I, Pardo CA. (2019) Comparative quantitative clinical, neuroimaging, and functional profiles in children with acute flaccid myelitis at acute and convalescent stages of disease. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 61(3):366-375. 

Greenemeier S, Myers B. (2019) Aquatic therapy for spinal cord injury. Rehab Management Magazine, 32(2):20-25. 

Felter CE, Neuland EE, Iuculano SC, Dean J. (2019) Interdisciplinary, Intensive, Activity-Based Treatment for Intrauterine Spinal Cord Infarct: A Case Report. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 25(1):97-103. 

Kokorelis C, Gonzalez-Fernandez M, Morgan M, Sadowsky C. (2019) Effects of drugs on bone metabolism in a cohort of individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 5:3. 

Michael E, Smith CG. (2019) Under pressure: Skin breakdown risk assessment. Rehab Management Magazine, 32(1):16-21.

Pan B, Ao H, Liu S, Xu Y, McDonald JW, Belegu V. (2018) Spinal cord organogenesis model reveals role of Flk1+ cells in self-organization of neural progenitor cells into complex spinal cord tissue. Stem Cell Research, 33:156-165. 

Dean J, Onders RP, Elmo MJ. (2018) Diaphragm Pacers in Pediatric Patients with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: a Review and Implications for Inpatient Rehabilitation. Current Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Reports, 6(4):257-263.

Cabahug PG. (2018) Managing Spasticity in a Pregnant Woman with Spinal Cord Injury: a Review. Current Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Reports, 6(4):245-256. 

Farrell E, MacDonald K. (2018) Family-focused pediatric rehab. Rehab Management Magazine, 31(7):10-13. 

Mulcahey MJ, Calhoun Thielen C, Dent K, Sinko R, Sadowsky C, Martin R, Vogel LC, Davidson L, Taylor H, Bultman J, Gaighan J. (2018) Evaluation of the graded redefined assessment of strength, sensibility and prehension (GRASSP) in children with tetraplegia. Advances in Skin & Wound Care, 31(8):371-373. 

Silvestri J. (2018) Shoulder Preservation in Spinal Cord Injury: One Clinic’s Approach to Treatment and Prevention. Current Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Reports, 6(3):197-203. 

Budai M, Farrell E, Michael E. (2018) Manual Wheelchair Configuration and Seating Considerations in the Spinal Cord Injury Population. Current Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Reports, 6(3):204-211.

Dent K, Grampurohit N, Thielen CC, Sadowsky C, Davidson L, Taylor HB, Bultman J, Gaughan J, Marino J, Mulcahey MJ. (2018) Evaluation of the Capabilities of Upper Extremity Test (CUE-T) in Children With Tetraplegia. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 24(3):239-251. 

Mulcahey MJ, Thielen CC, Sadowsky C, Silvestri JL, Martin R, White L, Cagney JA, Vogel LC, Schottler J, Davidson L, Parry I, Taylor HB, Higgins K, Feltz ML, Sinko R, Bultman J, Mazurkiewicz J, Gaughan J. (2018) Despite limitations in content range, the SCIM-III is reproducible and a valid indicator of physical function in youths with spinal cord injury and dysfunction. Spinal Cord, 56(4):332-340. 

Mertins R. (2018) Improving lives with aquatic therapy. Rehab Management Magazine, 31(2):26-29. 

Martin R, Tom-Wigfield D. (2018) Robot-Assisted Therapy: What is Right for Your Clinic?. Rehab Management Magazine, 31(1):8-12. 

Mertins R, Selvarajah S, Sadowsky C. (2017) The Efficacy of Aquatic and Land-Based Locomotor Training on Ambulatory Function and Quality of Life in Adults With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries: Two Case Reviews. Journal of Aquatic Physical Therapy, 25(2):52-61.

Recio AC, Stiens SA, Kubrova E. (2017) Aquatic-Based Therapy in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation: Effective Yet Underutilized. Current Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Reports, 5(3):108-112. 

Sternowski K, Perone K. (2017) Uses of Electrical Stimulation for the Rehabilitation of People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Review. Current Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Reports, 5(3):121-133. 

Rybczynski S, Dean J, Melicosta M. (2017) Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Due to Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Epidemiology, Clinical Management, and Implications for Rehabilitation. Current Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Reports, 5(3):113-120. 

Choe AS, Sadowsky CL, Smith SA, van Zijl PCM, Pekar JJ, Belegu V. (2017) Subject-specific regional measures of water diffusion are associated with impairment in chronic spinal cord injury. Neuroradiology, 59(8):747-758. 

Thielen CC, Sadowsky C, Vogel LC, Taylor H, Davidson L, Bultman J, Gaughan J, Mulcahey MJ. (2017) Evaluation of the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury II (WISCI-II) in children with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).Spinal Cord, 55(5):478-482. 

Mulcahey MJ, Vogel LC, Sheikh M, Arango-Lasprilla JC, Augutis M, Garner E, Hagen EM, Jakeman LB, Kelly E, Martin R, Odenkirchen J, Scheel-Sailer A, Schottler J, Taylor H, Thielen CC, Zebracki K. (2017) Recommendations for the National Institute for Neurologic Disorders and Stroke spinal cord injury common data elements for children and youth with SCI. Spinal Cord, 55(4):331-340. 

Wang KY, Idowu O, Thompson CB, Orman G, Myers C, Riley LH 3rd, Carrino JA, Flammang A, Gilson W, Sadowsky CL, Izbudak I. (2017) Tract-specific diffusion tensor imaging in cervical spondylotic myelopathy before and after decompressive spinal surgery: preliminary results. Clinical Neuroradiology, 27(1):61-69. 

Michael E, Budai M. (2017) Making Mobility Client-Centered. Rehab Management Magazine, 30(2):8-12. 

Felter CE, Bentley JA, Sadowsky CL, Wegener ST. (2017) Characteristics of individuals seeking activity-based restorative therapy following spinal cord injury: A focus on hope. NeuroRehabilitation, 41(1):237-240. 

White L, Greenemeier S. (2016) Commentary on Development and Initial Validation of the Pediatric Neuromuscular Recovery Scale. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 28(4):422. 

Martin R. (2016) Priming the Nervous System for Recovery with Activity-Based Function. Rehab Management Magazine, 2016-2017 Product Guide: 8-14. 

Xu Y, Liu J, Liu R, Belegu V, Dai P, Liu W, Xia Q, Shang F, Luo C, Zhou X, Liu S, Mcdonald JW, Liu J, Zuo Y, Liu F, Wang T. (2016) Mechanisms of PDGF sIRNA-mediated inhibitoin of bone cancer pain in the spinal cord. Scientific Reports, 6:27512. 

Rojhani S, Stiens SA, Recio AC. (2016) Independent sailing with high tetraplegia using sip and puff controls: integration into a community sailing center. Journal of Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, epub ahead of print.

Silvestri, J. (2016) Effects of chronic shoulder pain on quality of life and occupational engagement in the population with chronic spinal cord injury: preparing for the best outcomes with occupational therapy. Disability and Rehabilitation, epub ahead of print

Tom-Wigfield D, Haynes E, Martin R. (2016) Activity-Based Restorative Therapy Steps into Robotic Gait Training for Innovative Approaches for Patients with Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries. Rehab Management Magazine, epub ahead of print.

Bosques G, Martin R, McGee L, Sadowsky C. (2016) Does therapeutic electrical stimulation improve function in children with disabilities? A comprehensive literature review. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation, 9(2):83-99

Liu W, Shang FF, Xu Y, Belegu V, Xia L, Zhao W, Liu R, Wang W, Liu J, Li CY, Wang TH. (2015) eIF5A1/RhoGDIα pathway: a novel therapeutic target for treatment of spinal cord injury identified by a proteomics approach. Science Reports, 5:16911.

Choe AS, Jones CK, Joel SE, Muschelli J, Belegu V, Caffo BS, Lindquist MA, van Zijl PC, Pekar JJ. (2015) Reproducibility and Temporal Structure in Weekly Resting-State fMRI over a Period of 3.5 Years. PLoS One, 10(10):e0140134

Selvarajah S, Haider AH, Schneider EB, Sadowsky CL, Becker D, Hammond ER. (2015). Traumatic spinal cord injury emergency service triage patterns and associated emergency department outcomes. Journal of Neurotrauma, epub ahead of print.

Wang KY, Idowu O, Thompson CB, Orman G, Myers C, Riley LH 3rd, Carrino JA, Flammang A, Gilson W, Sadowsky CL, Izbudak I. (2015) Tract-specific diffusion tensor imaging in cervical spondylotic myelopathy before and after decompressive spinal surgery: preliminary results. Clinical Neuroradiology, 32(24):2008-16.

Zhang YH, Belegu V, Zou Y, Wang F, Qian BJ, Liu R, Dai P, Zhao W, Gao FB, Wang L, Cao LM, McDonald JW, Liu S, Lin N, Wang TH. (2015). Endoplasmic Reticulum Protein 29 Protects Axotomized Neurons from Apoptosis and Promotes Neuronal Regeneration Associated with Erk Signal. Molecular Neurobiology, 52(1):522-32.

Dolbow D, Gorgey AS, Recio AC, Stiens SA, Curry AC, Sadowsky CL, Gater DR, Martin R, McDonald JW. (2015). Activity-based restorative therapies after spinal cord injury: Inter-institutional conceptions and perceptions. Aging and Disease, 6(4)254-61.

Cagney J, Budai M. (2015) Finding Their Own Way. Rehab Management Magazine, 28(5):18-22.

Silverstri J, Perone K. (2015) Aquatic Therapy in Spinal Cord Injury. Rehab Management Magazine, 28(5): 8-13.

Vadivelu S, Stewart TJ, Qu Y, Horn K, Liu S, Li Q, Silver J, McDonald JW. (2015). NG2+ progenitors derived from embryonic stem cells penetrate glial scar and promote axonal outgrowth into white matter after spinal cord injury. Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 4(4):401-11.

Kristeller K, Murdoch S. (2015). A Focus on Function After SCI: When spinal cord injury strikes the younger population, therapists think long-term. Advance for Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, 26(5):12-14.

Gillette C, Murdoch S, Neuland E. (2015). Mobility Meets the 21st Century. Rehab Management Magazine, 28(2):14-19.

Hammond ER, Recio AC, Sadowsky CL, Becker D. (2015). Functional electrical stimulation as a component of activity-based restorative therapy may preserve function in persons with multiple sclerosis. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 38(1):68-75.

Hammond E, Metcalf H, McDonald J, Sadowsky C. (2014). Bone Mass in Individuals with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: Associations with Activity-Based Therapy, Functional and Neurologic Status, a Retrospective Study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. [Epub ahead of print July 2014].

Selvarajah S, Schneider EB, Becker D, Sadowsky C, Haider H, Hammond ER. (2014). The Epidemiology of Childhood and Adolescent Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in the United States: 2007-2010. Journal of Neurotrauma, 31(18):1548-60. 

MacDonald K, Murdoch S. (2014). Building Mobility for Every Setting. Rehab Management Magazine, 27(6):8-11.

Liu SJ, Zou Y, Belegu V, Lv LY, Lin N, Wang TY, McDonald JW, Zhou X, Xia QJ, Wang TH. (2014). Co-grafting of neural stem cells with olfactory en sheathing cells promotes neuronal restoration in traumatic brain injury with an anti-inflammatory mechanism. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 11:66.

Michael E, Farrell E. (2014). Customized from the Ground Up. Rehab Management Magazine, 27(2):10

Xiyang YB, Lu BT, Ya-Zhao, Yuan-Zhang, Xia QJ, Zou Y, Zhang W, Quan XZ, Liu S, McDonald JW, Zhang LF, Wang TH. (2014). Expressional difference, distributions of TGF-β1 in TGF-β1 knock down transgenic mouse, and its possible roles in injured spinal cord. Experimental Biology and Medicine, 239(3), 320-329.

Mertins R, Becker D, Martin R, Sadowsky C, McDonald J (2014). Application of Aquatic Therapy to a Land Therapy Program Emphasizing Gait and Balance Training in an Adult With Neuromyelitis Optica: A Case Report. Journal of Aquatic Physical Therapy, 22(1), 2-10.