Publications by authors named "G D Goldish"
Context: Clinical Practice Guidelines from the Consortium for Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Medicine recommend daily self-screening of at-risk skin surfaces, but many Veterans with SCI describe challenges using the standard issue long-handled self-inspection mirror (LSIM).
Objective: The objective of this project was to compare the LSIM to a recently developed camera-based self-inspection system (CSIS). User feedback guided iterative engineering to improve and develop the new technology in preparation for transfer to industry.
Context/objective: Pressure injury (PrI) recurrence is common among persons with spinal cord injury and disorders (SCI/D) who undergo reconstructive flap surgery for pelvic stage 4 PrI (S4PrI). This paper describes the development and implementation of the Minneapolis Spinal Cord Optimization, Rehabilitation and Empowerment (SCORE), a preoperative interdisciplinary tool for risk assessment and mitigation, and reports its effect on the one-year flap failure rate (significant breakdown).
Design: Retrospective review.
Article Synopsis
- The study explores the use of a data logger to accurately measure standing time and seat angle in individuals using standing devices, specifically for those with spinal cord injuries (SCI).
- Testing involved a standing frame and a standing wheelchair, comparing the data logger's measurements to a user-recorded log and motion capture data over two months.
- Results showed the data logger had exceptional accuracy (99.99999%) for standing classification and a strong correlation with seat angle and pressure measurements, suggesting it could help improve understanding of standing device effectiveness in health outcomes.
Design refinement and evaluation of a mobile manual standing wheelchair.
Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol
November 2023
Purpose: There are no manually propelled wheelchairs on the market that are mobile in both seated and standing positions. In response to this product gap, our group formerly designed a mobile manual standing wheelchair (MMSW) and gathered stakeholder feedback. The purpose of this study was to refine the MMSW based on feedback, including weight and width reduction, and evaluate its performance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To describe how using a supine arm cycle ergometer can safely reduce deconditioning experienced by patients with spinal cord injury or disorder (SCI/D) during their four to six weeks of complete bed rest after surgery to close a stage 4 pressure injury.
Design: This pilot project used a newly designed arm cycle ergometer (known as the M-PACE) that extends over the bed, allowing a patient to lie completely supine while exercising.
Setting: The M-PACE was designed and built at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System (MVAHCS) and pilot tested at the MVAHCS SCI/D Center.