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Changes in body composition during and after inpatient rehabilitation in people with recent spinal cord injury.

Yiming MaSonja de GrootSuzanne RomvielWendy AchterbergLudwine van OrsouwThomas W J Janssen
Published in: Spinal cord series and cases (2021)
A stable body composition during inpatient rehabilitation is followed by an increased BMI in the year after discharge in people with recent SCI. People with paraplegia showed an increase in absolute waist circumference compared with people with tetraplegia who showed a net decrease in the year after discharge.
Keyphrases
  • body composition
  • body mass index
  • spinal cord injury
  • resistance training
  • palliative care
  • bone mineral density
  • mental health
  • acute care
  • weight gain
  • spinal cord
  • neuropathic pain
  • body weight
  • physical activity