Exercise Early After Spinal Cord Injury

Grant number: 1028300 | Funding period: 2012 - 2015

Completed

Abstract

Spinal cord injury leads to a profound deterioration of the muscles and bones in the paralysed limbs. This project will examine the effects of exercising the paralysed limbs as early as possible after injury to prevent muscle and bone loss rather than restoring the tissues once changes have occurred. The time course and mechanisms underlying the microstructural decay of bone over the first year after injury will also be examined to provide a basis for determining fracture risk in this group.

Related publications (2)

Achieving assessor accuracy on the International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury

AJ Armstrong, JM Clark, DT Ho, CJ Payne, S Nolan, LM Goodes, LA Harvey, R Marshall, MP Galea, SA Dunlop

2017-11-01

Study design:A retrospective audit of assessor accuracy using the International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spina..

SCIPA Switch-On: A Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of Functional Electrical Stimulation-Assisted Cycling and Passive Cycling Initiated Early after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

MP Galea, MG Panisset, D El-Ansary, SA Dunlop, R Marshall, JM Clark, L Churilov

2017-06-01

Background. Substantial skeletal muscle atrophy after spinal cord injury (SCI) carries significant repercussions for functional re..

University of Melbourne Researchers

Prof Mary Galea

Prof Ego Seeman

Prof Leonid Churilov