ArticleSpinal cord2018
A longitudinal study of self-reported spasticity among individuals with chronic spinal cord injury.
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- A Systematic Review of the Incidence, Prevalence, Costs, and Activity and Work Limitations of Amputation, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Back Pain, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, and Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: A 2019 Update.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of Robot-Assisted Gait Training in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: A Meta-analysis.BioMed research international · 2020Pooled it
- Development of the tele-neurological assessment for the level, severity, and completeness of spinal cord injury (TNASCI): reliability and validity.Spinal cord · 2025Article
- Impact of spasticity on quality of life of Lebanese individuals with spinal cord injury: Validity and reliability of the Arabic modified patient-reported impact of spasticity measure.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Article
- Early functional proprioceptive stimulation in high spinal cord injury: a pilot study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Article
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- Acceptability and impact on spasticity of a single session of upper extremity vibration in individuals with tetraplegia.Spinal cord series and cases · 2022Article
- Modulation of Motor Cortex Activity After Intrathecal Baclofen Delivery in Chronic Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Early predictors of developing problematic spasticity following traumatic spinal cord injury: A prospective cohort study.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2020Observational
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Abstract
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designA longitudinal study.
objectivesTo describe the prevalence and stability of self-reported spasticity severity in adults with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) over a 3-year timeframe and examine predictors of severity and change in spasticity severity.
settingThe data were collected by mail at a medical university in the Southeastern United States.
methodsA total of 1790 adults with chronic SCI responded to two self-report assessments, one between 2007 and 2009 (baseline) and another between 2011 and 2014 (follow-up). Average spasticity severity was measured on a numeric rating scale from 0 (no spasticity) to 10 (spasticity as bad as you can imagine). Frequency of prescription medication use for spasticity in the past year was also reported (never, sometimes/weekly, daily).
resultsAbout 82.5% of participants had spasticity at baseline and 86.5% at follow-up. There was a significant change in spasticity severity (0.9 ± 2.3; p < 0.001), corresponding to a 31% increase in mean severity. Overall, the frequency of medication use did not significantly change. At baseline, 55.6% of participants reported using medications for spasticity in the past year; 54.9% reported use at follow-up. Variables significantly associated with spasticity severity included race/ethnicity, age, and spasticity medication use.
conclusionsSpasticity is highly prevalent after SCI. Though severity is mild on average, a statistically significant increase was observed over a relatively short natural timeframe. The changes observed in spasticity severity categories (mild, moderate, severe) highlight the need to monitor spasticity in individuals with chronic SCI.
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