Publications by authors named "Manuela Marani"
Study Design: Prospective cohort study.
Objectives: To investigate the sensitivity to change and prognostic validity of Trunk Control Test (TCT) and Thoracic-Lumbar Control Scale (TLC) in terms of mobility in persons with motor complete thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI).
Setting: Participants were recruited at an Italian SCI rehabilitation facility from October 2015 to January 2020.
Article Synopsis
- - The study is a multicenter cross-sectional analysis conducted in ten Italian rehabilitation centers to assess pain prevalence, location, and characteristics among hospital inpatients with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- - Out of 385 participants, 72% reported experiencing pain, with nociceptive pain primarily located in the neck-shoulder region (52%) and neuropathic pain in the sublesional area (67%); spasticity was present in 48% of the participants.
- - The findings indicate a significant prevalence of pain in SCI patients, with older age and being female correlating strongly with higher pain levels.