Musculoskeletal Key

Abstract Traumatic brain injuries are defined as an insult to the brain from external forces resulting in temporary or permanent impairment, functional disability, or psychosocial maladjustment. The World Health Organization…

Abstract Transverse myelitis (TM) is an inflammatory condition across the spinal cord, along one or more levels and in the absence of compression. Idiopathic acute TM is rare and with…

Abstract Stroke is among the most common causes of acquired disability among adults in the United States and throughout the world, and rehabilitation is commonly required. Although some recovery of…

Abstract Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is mediated by immune complexes causing tissue inflammation through complement system activation. It has a wide spectrum of clinical presentations. It is characterized by remissions…

Abstract Lumbosacral spinal cord injury (SCI) refers to impairment or loss of motor or sensory function in the lumbar or sacral segments of the spinal cord, secondary to damage of…

Abstract Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a major cause of paralysis and disability, with more than one-third of all injuries occurring at the thoracic level. Injury to the thoracic spinal…

Abstract Advances in medicine, technology, and health care delivery have the potential for appreciably improving health and function of people with spinal cord injury (SCI). New discoveries provide opportunities and…