Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Hear from Dr. Christopher Cirnigliaro, Ph.D., CEP, CBDT, Senior Research Coordinator at the VA RR&D National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx, NY as he discusses recent research examining bone health after SCI. Learn about the current methods being utilized for examination, prognosis and treatment of this commonly faced issue.
To learn more about this web series and ReWalk Robotics, please visit us at rewalk.com
In case you missed last month's episode of Topics in NeuroRehabilitation, you can watch episode 26 here: youtube.com/watch?v=RpTX2l3YEaY&list=PLqp_VphhkIqgqWfHGtVMOca2TZU3kXLwV&index=26
To learn more about Dr. Cirnigliaro's research and some of the resources he mentions in his talk, please follow the links below:
Frost, H M. “The mechanostat: a proposed pathogenic mechanism of osteoporoses and the bone mass effects of mechanical and nonmechanical agents.” Bone and mineral vol. 2,2 (1987): 73-85. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3333019
Garland, Douglas E et al. “Risk factors for osteoporosis at the knee in the spinal cord injury population.” The journal of spinal cord medicine vol. 27,3 (2004): 202-6. doi:10.1080/10790268.2004.11753748 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15478520
Garland, D E et al. “Osteoporosis after spinal cord injury.” Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society vol. 10,3 (1992): 371-8. doi:10.1002/jor.1100100309 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1569500
Garland, D E et al. "Fracture Threshold and Risk for Osteoporosis and Pathologic Fractures in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury." Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 1 July 2005; 11 (1): 61–69. doi: doi.org/10.1310/G6TD-HPGC-XM3Q-7YJH
Lala, D et al. “Exploring the determinants of fracture risk among individuals with spinal cord injury.” Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA vol. 25,1 (2014): 177-85. doi:10.1007/s00198-013-2419-1 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23812595
McPherson, J G et al. “Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry of the knee in spinal cord injury: methodology and correlation with quantitative computed tomography.” Spinal cord vol. 52,11 (2014): 821-5. doi:10.1038/sc.2014.122 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25023861
Mohr, T et al. “Increased bone mineral density after prolonged electrically induced cycle training of paralyzed limbs in spinal cord injured man.” Calcified tissue international vol. 61,1 (1997): 22-5. doi:10.1007/s002239900286 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9192506
Morse, Leslie R et al. “Bone Mineral Density Testing in Spinal Cord Injury: 2019 ISCD Official Position.” Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry vol. 22,4 (2019): 554-566. doi:10.1016/j.jocd.2019.07.012 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31501005
Shields, Richard K et al. “Bone mineral density after spinal cord injury: a reliable method for knee measurement.” Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation vol. 86,10 (2005): 1969-73. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2005.06.001 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16213240
Spungen, Ann M et al. “The design of a randomized control trial of exoskeletal-assisted walking in the home and community on quality of life in persons with chronic spinal cord injury.” Contemporary clinical trials vol. 96 (2020): 106102. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2020.106102 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32800962
Vestergaard, P et al. “Fracture rates and risk factors for fractures in patients with spinal cord injury.” Spinal cord vol. 36,11 (1998): 790-6. doi:10.1038/sj.sc.3100648 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9848488
Watts, Nelson B et al. “2013 International Society for Clinical Densitometry Position Development Conference: Task Force on Normative Databases.” Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry vol. 16,4 (2013): 472-81. doi:10.1016/j.jocd.2013.08.001 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24076161
Hear from Dr. Christopher Cirnigliaro, Ph.D., CEP, CBDT, Senior Research Coordinator at the VA RR&D National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx, NY as he discusses recent research examining bone health after SCI. Learn about the current methods being utilized for examination, prognosis and treatment of this commonly faced issue.
To learn more about this web series and ReWalk Robotics, please visit us at rewalk.com
In case you missed last month's episode of Topics in NeuroRehabilitation, you can watch episode 26 here: youtube.com/watch?v=RpTX2l3YEaY&list=PLqp_VphhkIqgqWfHGtVMOca2TZU3kXLwV&index=26
To learn more about Dr. Cirnigliaro's research and some of the resources he mentions in his talk, please follow the links below:
Frost, H M. “The mechanostat: a proposed pathogenic mechanism of osteoporoses and the bone mass effects of mechanical and nonmechanical agents.” Bone and mineral vol. 2,2 (1987): 73-85. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3333019
Garland, Douglas E et al. “Risk factors for osteoporosis at the knee in the spinal cord injury population.” The journal of spinal cord medicine vol. 27,3 (2004): 202-6. doi:10.1080/10790268.2004.11753748 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15478520
Garland, D E et al. “Osteoporosis after spinal cord injury.” Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society vol. 10,3 (1992): 371-8. doi:10.1002/jor.1100100309 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1569500
Garland, D E et al. "Fracture Threshold and Risk for Osteoporosis and Pathologic Fractures in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury." Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 1 July 2005; 11 (1): 61–69. doi: doi.org/10.1310/G6TD-HPGC-XM3Q-7YJH
Lala, D et al. “Exploring the determinants of fracture risk among individuals with spinal cord injury.” Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA vol. 25,1 (2014): 177-85. doi:10.1007/s00198-013-2419-1 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23812595
McPherson, J G et al. “Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry of the knee in spinal cord injury: methodology and correlation with quantitative computed tomography.” Spinal cord vol. 52,11 (2014): 821-5. doi:10.1038/sc.2014.122 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25023861
Mohr, T et al. “Increased bone mineral density after prolonged electrically induced cycle training of paralyzed limbs in spinal cord injured man.” Calcified tissue international vol. 61,1 (1997): 22-5. doi:10.1007/s002239900286 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9192506
Morse, Leslie R et al. “Bone Mineral Density Testing in Spinal Cord Injury: 2019 ISCD Official Position.” Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry vol. 22,4 (2019): 554-566. doi:10.1016/j.jocd.2019.07.012 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31501005
Shields, Richard K et al. “Bone mineral density after spinal cord injury: a reliable method for knee measurement.” Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation vol. 86,10 (2005): 1969-73. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2005.06.001 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16213240
Spungen, Ann M et al. “The design of a randomized control trial of exoskeletal-assisted walking in the home and community on quality of life in persons with chronic spinal cord injury.” Contemporary clinical trials vol. 96 (2020): 106102. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2020.106102 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32800962
Vestergaard, P et al. “Fracture rates and risk factors for fractures in patients with spinal cord injury.” Spinal cord vol. 36,11 (1998): 790-6. doi:10.1038/sj.sc.3100648 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9848488
Watts, Nelson B et al. “2013 International Society for Clinical Densitometry Position Development Conference: Task Force on Normative Databases.” Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry vol. 16,4 (2013): 472-81. doi:10.1016/j.jocd.2013.08.001 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24076161
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