Steven Kirshblum

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Dr. Steven Kirshblum is a leading authority in spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation, with a career dedicated to advancing mobility and health outcomes for individuals with paralysis. His research focuses on the transformative potential of robotic exoskeletons, exploring how these technologies can restore walking and improve physiological health. In a landmark randomized clinical trial, Dr. Kirshblum demonstrated the efficacy of home and community exoskeletal-assisted walking in veterans with paralysis, a pivotal study with 16 citations that challenges previous limitations of such devices. He has also pioneered work on bone health in SCI, revealing critical inaccuracies in standard hip T-scores for predicting knee bone mineral density—a finding with 15 citations that guides safer prescription of weight-bearing activities. Additionally, his research shows that 100 sessions of exoskeletal walking can significantly reduce total and central adiposity in chronic SCI patients. Dr. Kirshblum’s contributions bridge cutting-edge technology with rigorous clinical validation, directly impacting rehabilitation protocols and quality of life. His work is essential reading for clinicians and researchers seeking evidence-based approaches to SCI care.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Exoskeletal-Assisted Walking in Veterans With Paralysis

   16 citations · 2024
2. 2
   Relationships between <i>T</i>-scores at the hip and bone mineral density at the distal femur and proximal tibia in persons with spinal cord injury

   15 citations · 2019
3. 3
   Decreased total and central adiposity after 100 exoskeletal-assisted walking sessions in persons with chronic spinal cord injury

   3 citations · 2018

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