October 2013
Welcome to SCI Focus brought to you by Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) in partnership with the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Spinal Cord Injury at the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital (MedStar NRH) in Washington, DC.
In this issue, our focus is on exercise and spinal cord injury. You will find links to resources on the Internet, fact sheets, videos, survey results, and assorted other links to useful information on the topic.
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Factsheets
- Upper Body Exercises for Individuals with Paraplegia – NEW!
- Before You Begin Exercising
- Exercise and SCI
Videos
- How To Do Lower Trap Exercise Using Theraband – NEW!
- How To Do Chest Press Exercise – NEW!
- How To Do Posterior Deltoid Exercise – NEW!
- How To Do Triceps Exercise Using Theraband and Dumbbell – NEW!
- How To Do Lat Pull Exercise Using Theraband – NEW!
- How To Do Shoulder External Rotation/ Rotator Cuff Exercise – NEW!
- How To Do Biceps Exercises
- How To Do Arms Warm Up before Exercise
- How To Do Arm Exercises for C5-C6 (Using Resistance Bands and Wrist Weights
Other Resources
Articles on Exercise by the RRTC team
If you or your health care provider would like to read one or more of these articles and you don’t have access to the journals listed, please send a request to info@sci-health.org and we will help you obtain copies.
- Groah SL, Lichy A, Libin A, Ljungberg I. Intensive electrical stimulation attenuates femoral bone loss in acute spinal cord injury. Physical Medicine Rehabilitation (in press). DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.08.003.
- Kehn M, Kroll T. (2009). Staying physically active after spinal cord injury: A qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to exercise participation.BMC Public Health, 9:168, doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-168
- Hidler J, Hamm L, Lichy A, Groah S. (2008) Automating Activity-Based Interventions: The Role of Robotics. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development;45(2),337-344.
- Lewis J, Nash MS, Hamm LF, Martins SC, Groah SL. (2007) The relationship between perceived exertion and physiological indicators of stress during graded arm exercise in persons with spinal cord injuries. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation;88(9):1205-11.
Past Issues of SCI Focus
- January 2012 Inaugural issue on Skin Care and Pressure Ulcer Prevention
- April 2012 issue on Aging with a Spinal Cord Injury
- July 2012 issue on Living a Healthy Life with a Spinal Cord Injury
- October 2012 issues on Recreation and Exercise
- January 2013 Weight management and adaptive exercise
- April 2013 issue on interim results from the research and training center
- July 2013 issues on Cardiovascular Health
