Spinal Cord

Question 1

Define spinal cord injury

Answer 1

Injury to the cord at any level resulting in a change, either permanent or temporary, in the normal motor, sensory or autonomic function of the cord

Question 2

What is the prognosis for a spinal cord injury?

Answer 2

no way to reverse damage

Treatment is focused on preventing further injury and facilitating as much of a return to an active life as possible

Most improvements made within 6 months, slow improvement for 1-2 years after

Question 3

Describe the relationship to ICF, psychometric properties and what is measured for the SCI QoL

Answer 3

Participation focused

Measures cognition, emotion, general health, motor

Excellent vailidty apart from poor discriminate vailidty
Good reliability

Question 4

Describe the relationship to ICF, psychometric properties and what is measured for the SC independence measure

Answer 4

Activity focus

Measures ability to do 19 different ADLs independently

Excellent vailidty
Ranges in reliability scores from poor - excellent

Question 5

Describe the relationship to ICF, psychometric properties and what is measured for the ASIA scale

Answer 5

BF+S focus

Classifies motor and sensory impairments from SCI

Mostly excellent vailidty
Mostly excellent reliability