Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Mar 2004
Comparative StudyOutcomes after spinal cord injury: comparisons as a function of gender and race and ethnicity.
To identify gender and racial and ethnic differences in subjective well-being (SWB), participation, and general health ratings in participants with spinal cord injury (SCI). ⋯ There are racial and ethnic differences in outcomes after SCI focused primarily on subjective outcomes in areas in which racial and ethnic minorities have traditionally been disadvantaged. The results of this study direct rehabilitation professionals to the outcomes that need to be targeted for intervention to eliminate inequities in outcomes for all persons with SCI.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Mar 2004
Treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis with epidural steroid injections: a retrospective outcome study.
To determine patient satisfaction, relief of pain, frequency of injections, change of function, and subsequent surgical rate in patients who received epidural steroid injections (ESIs) for the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). ⋯ ESI is a reasonable treatment for LSS, providing one third of our patient population with sustained relief and more than half with sustained improvement in function.