I-Hsuan Tsai

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · School of Public Health

Objective: The study aimed to examine the relationship between environmental barriers and social participation among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Method: Individuals admitted to regional centers of the Model Spinal Cord Injury System in the United States due to traumatic SCI were interviewed and included in the National Spinal Cord...

Objective: We assumed that assistive technology in mobility devices (that is, wheelchairs with external power and driving modified vehicle (MV) with or without driving on wheelchair) may facilitate social participation for wheelchairs users who have spinal cord injuries (SCIs). This study examined the relationship between mobility devices and soci...

To examine the relationship between the frequency of Internet use and depression among people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Cross-sectional survey SETTING: The Model Spinal Cord Injury System in the United States PARTICIPANTS: People with SCI (N=4,618) who were interviewed between 2004 and 2010. Not applicable. The frequency of Internet use and th...

Unilateral reference values for Hoffmann’s amplitude could be applied to the diagnosis of lumbosacral radiculopathy, especially in patients with bilateral lesions. Here, we assessed Hoffmann’s reflex by measuring H-wave amplitude and the ratio of H-wave amplitude to M-wave amplitude (the H/M ratio). We performed a cross-sectional survey of patients...