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Scientists, clinicians, administrators, individuals with spinal cord injury
(SCI), and caregivers seek a common goal: to improve the outlook and general
expectations of the adults and children living with neurologic injury. Important
strides have already been accomplished; in fact, some have labeled the changes in
neurologic rehabilitation a "paradigm shift." Not only do we recognize the
potential of the damaged nervous system, but we also see that "recovery" can and
should be valued and defined broadly. Quality-of-life measures and the
individual's sense of accomplishment and well-being are now considered important
factors. The ongoing challenge from research to clinical translation is the fine
line between scientific uncertainty (ie, the tenet that nothing is ever proven)
and the necessary burden of proof required by the clinical community. We review
the current state of a specific SCI rehabilitation intervention (locomotor
training), which has been shown to be efficacious although thoroughly debated,
and summarize the findings from a multicenter collaboration, the Christopher and
Dana Reeve Foundation's NeuroRecovery Network.
CI - Copyright (c) 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Published by
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