Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 228-233 , February 2007

Nutrient Supplementation Post Ambulation in Persons With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Case Series

  • Mark S. Nash, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
    • Department of Physical Therapy, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
    • The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Mark S. Nash, PhD, Dept of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, 1095 NW 14th Ter, R-48, Miami, FL 33136.
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  • Nina M. Meltzer, BS

      Affiliations

    • Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA.
    • ,
  • Shannon C. Martins, MS

      Affiliations

    • The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
    • ,
  • Patricia A. Burns, MS
    • ,
  • Stephen D. Lindley, MS, PTA

      Affiliations

    • The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
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  • Edelle C. Field-Fote, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
    • Department of Physical Therapy, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
    • The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL

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 Supported by the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/ are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)01520-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.11.012

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 228-233 , February 2007

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