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Presents abstracts of papers submitted at the poster session of the 2003 Spinal Cord Conference and Training that was held in Long Beach, California in June 2003. Information on medullary substrate for cardiovascular differential responses to stimulation of specific acupoints with electroacupuncture; Effect of gabapentin and tramadol on neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury; Use of functional magnetic stimulation for restoring cough in patients with tetraplegia.

Presents abstracts of papers submitted in the preconference platform session of the 2003 Spinal Cord Conference and Training that was held in Long Beach, California in June 2003. Assessment and management of patients with acute spinal cord injury; Postoperative management of myocutaneous flapsurgery in persons with spinal cord injury; Surgical management of pressure ulcers.

Presents abstracts of papers submitted at the 2003 Spinal Cord Conference and Training that was held in Long Beach, California in June 2003. Review of repair strategies after spinal cord injury; Focus on the pharmacological changes of the spinal cord associated with the learning of a motor task; History and potential of bion, a family of imlpantable neuromuscular micro-stimulations.

Presents abstracts of the papers submitted during the 2003 Spinal Cord Conference and Training, held in Long Beach, California, between June 2-7, 2003.

Reports on the 8th triennial world congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) held in Melbourne, Australia on April 2 to 7, 1995. Organizers; Highlights of the congress; Activities and events at the congress; Awards presented at the congress.

This article discusses the management of pressure ulcers (PUs) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). It identifies PUs as a serious complication for patients with reduced mobility and sensation. It also explains the advantage of evidence-based practice (EBD) to the management of PUs. In addition, the article addresses some risk factors in reducing PU incidence and recurrence.

Introduces the contents of the special issue of the "Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development". Details of the 2003 Spinal Cord Conference and Training held in Long Beach California during June 2003; Presentation of the abstracts of papers submitted in the conference; Highlight of the preconference held in the VA Long Beach Healthcare System.

The article reports on the proceedings of the Spinal Cord Injury -- Vocational Integration Program (SCI-VIP): Implementations and Outcomes project conference, held in Dallas, Texas, November 29 through December 1, 2005. The project represents the launch of a clinical program to close the service gap for veterans with spinal cord injuries.

Relates the discussion on advances in development and application of electrical stimulation of the nervous system and in neural regeneration from a 2001 workshop at the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society. Enhancement of axonal regeneration with applied electrical fields; Development of hybrid neural interfaces; Details of activity-dependent neural regulation.

The article offers information on the joint educational conference of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) and the American Society of Neurorehabilitation (ASNR) to be held in Montreal, Canada in October 2010.