Research Abstracts

ASIA members are on the forefront of spinal cord injury research. Research is being done in many areas, and some of that research is published here. Any ASIA member interested in publishing an abstract on this site, please e-mail Suzanne Groah, M.D.,MSPH. Any consumer interested in participating in an individual project is encouraged to directly contact the person listed under the project.

Prevention of SCI

Prevention of SCI Resulting from Falls - Note: You will download a WinZip self-extracting file of a PowerPoint presentation (152KB).
Michael J. DeVivo, DrPH

Primary Prevention of SCI: from Theory to Practice
Michael J. DeVivo, DrPH, Jeffrey M. Cressy, Mimi Sutherland

Emergency Management of SCI

Acute Care of SCI

Surgical techniques

Nonsurgical techniques

Acute Care of Medical Complications of SCI

Rehabilitation of SCI

Equipment and Assistive Technology/ Adaptive Design

Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation for Upper Extremity Control
P. Hunter Peckham, Ph.D., Michael W. Keith, M.D., Kevin L. Kilgore, Ph.D., Patrick E. Crago, Ph.D.

EEG-based Controller for Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation Hand Grasp
P. Hunter Peckham, Ph.D.

Implantable Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation Systems for Standing Transfers
Ronald J. Triolo, Ph.D., John A. Davis, M.D.

Long Term Complications of SCI and Medical Follow-up