Research and development
Since 1992, the Spinalis Foundation has supported research and treatment development for persons living with spinal cord injuries. We fund projects that enhance quality of life and alines with our mission — A Better Everyday Life for the Spinal Cord Injured.
Areas that we primarily support
- Epidemiology
- Sexology
- Infertility
- Spasticity
- Neuro-urology
- Pain Research
- Health Economics
Gabrielsson H.
Adults with Spina Bifida – voices from everyday life and exploration of living conditions
Örebro University 2020
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Löfvenmark I
Traumatic spinal cord injury in South Africa and Sweden: epidemiology, acute care and participation. Karolinska Institutet 2016.
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Divanoglou A
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries (TSCI) – A population-based prospective study in Thessaloniki/Greece and Stockholm/Sweden. Karolinska Institutet 2010.
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Augutis M
Spinal cord injury in children and adolescents Karolinska Institutet 2007.
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Norrbrink Budh C.
Pain following spinal cord injury. Karolinska Institutet 2004.
Sköld C.
Spasticity – An elusive problem after spinal cord Injury. Karolinska Institutet 2001.
Westgren N.
Women with traumatic spinal cord injury – sexuality, pregnancy, motherhood quality of life. Karolinska Institutet 1999.
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Hultling C.
Assisted reproduction technology in men with ejaculatory dysfunction with special reference to spinal cord injury. Karolinska Institutet 1998.
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Levi R.
The Stockholm Spinal Cord Injury Study: Medical, economical and psychosocial outcomes in a prevalence population. Karolinska Institutet 1996.
Licentiate thesis
Alm M.
Licentiate project – Shoulder problems for wheelchair users with separate reference to spinal cord injury patients. Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm (in progress)
Scientific articles
I Löfvenmark, L Nilsson Wikmar, M Hasselberg, C Norrbrink and C Hultling (2016) Outcomes 2 years after traumatic spinal cord injury in Botswana: a follow-up study, 1362-4393/16.
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I Löfvenmark, M Hasselberg, L Nilsson Wikmar, C Hultling and C Norrbrink (2016) Outcomes after acute traumatic spinal core injury in Botswana: from admission to discharge, 1362-4393/16.
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I Löfvenmark, C Norrbrink, L Nilsson-Wikmar, C Hultling, S Chakandinakira and M Hasselberg (2015) Traumatic spinal cord injury in Botswana: characteristics, aetiology and mortality, 1362-4393/15.
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Inka Löfvenmark, Cecilia Norrbrink, Lena Nilsson Wikmar & Monika Löfgren (2016) ‘The moment I leave my home – there will be massive challenges’: experiences of living with a spinal cord injury in Botswana, Disability and Rehabilitation, 38:15, 1483-1492, DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2015.1106596
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Westgren N, Levi R Motherhood after traumatic spinal cord injury. Paraplegia 32: 517-523, 1994.
Levi R, Hultling C, Westgren N Computer assisted follow-up systems for spinal cord injury patients. Paraplegia 32: 736-742, 1994.
Hultling C, Levi R, Garoff L, Nylund L, Rosenborg L, Sjöblom P, Hillensjö T Assisted ejaculation combined with in vitro fertilisation – an effective technique treating male infertility due to spinal cord injury. Paraplegia 32: 463-467, 1994.
Levi R, Hultling C, Nash M, Seiger Å The Stockholm SCI Study: 1. Medical problems in a regional SCI population. Paraplegia 33: 308-315, 1995.
Levi R, Hultling C, Seiger Å The Stockholm SCI Study: 2. Associations between clinical patient descriptors and post-acute medical problems Paraplegia 33: 585-594, 1995.
Levi R, Hultling C, Seiger Å The Stockholm SCI Study: 3. Health related issues of the Swedish annual level of living survey in SCI subjects and controls. Paraplegia 33: 726-730, 1995.
Levi R, Hultling C, Seiger Å The Stockholm Spinal Cord Injury Study: 4. Psychosocial and financial issues of the Swedish annual level of living survey in SCI subjects and controls. Paraplegia 34: 152-157, 1996.
Hultling C, Rosenlund B, Levi R, Fridström M, Sjöblom P, Hillensjö T Assisted ejaculation and in vitro fertilisation in the treatment of infertile spinal cord injured men; the role of intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Human Reproduction 12:3 499-502, 1997.
Westgren N, Hultling C, Levi R, Seiger Å, Westgren M Sexual issues in women after traumatic spinal cord injury. Acta Obstet et Gyn Scand, 76 (10): 977-983, 1997.
Falci S, Holtz A, Åkesson E, Azizi M, Ertzgaard P, Hultling C, Kjaeldgaard A, Levi R, Ringdén O, Westgren M, Lammertse D, Seiger Å Obliteration of a post-traumatic spinal cord cyst with human embryonic spinal cord grafts: First clinical attempt.J Neurotrauma Vol 14, 11: 875-884, 1997.
Klefbeck B, Sternhag M, Weinberg J, Levi R, Hultling C, Borg J Obstructive sleep apneas in relation to severity of cervical spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 36:621-628, 1998.
Westgren N, Levi R Quality-of-life and traumatic spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehab. 79: 1433-1439, 1998.
Levi R, Ertzgaard P and the Swedish Spinal Cord Injury Council Quality indicators in spinal cord injury care: A Swedish collaborative project, Supplement No. 38. Scand J Rehab Med Suppl. 83: 1-80, 1998.
Sköld, C, Harms-Ringdahl K, Hultling C, Levi R, Seiger Å Simultaneous Ashworth measurements and electromyographic recordings in tetraplegic patients. Arch Phys Med Rehab. 79: 959-965, 1998.
Spasticity after traumatic spinal cord injury: nature, severity, and location. Arch Phys Med Rehab. 80:1548-1557 Sköld C, Levi R, Seiger Å (1999).
Semen retrieval and analysis in men with gynaecologycele. Dev Med Child Neurol. 42: 681-684.Hultling C, Levi R, Åmark P, Sjöblom P (2000).
Effects of functional electrical stimulation training for 6 months on body composition and spasticity in motor complete tetraplegic spinal cord injured individuals. Scand. J. Rehab. Med, (34), 25-32 Sköld, C., Harms-Ringdahl, K., Hultling, C., Levi, R., Lönn. L., Nash, M., Seiger, Å. (2002).
Gender related differences in pain in spinal cord injured individuals. Spinal Cord, (41), 122-128.Norrbrink Budh, C., Lund, I., Hultling, C., Levi, R., Werhagen, L., Ertzgaard, P,. Lundeberg, T.,(2003).
Levi R.
The Stockholm Spinal Cord Injury Study: Medical, economical and psychosocial outcomes in a prevalence population.
Karolinska Institutet 1996.
Hultling C.
Assisted reproduction technology in men with ejaculatory dysfunction with special reference to spinal cord injury.
Karolinska Institutet 1998
Research we have supported
Bendt Martina, Doctor of Medicine
Karolinska Institutet, 2022
Gabrielsson Hanna, Doctor of Medicine
Örebro Universitet, 2020
Holmlund Tobias, Doctor of Medicine
Karolinska Institutet, 2019
Holmlund Lisa, Doctor of Medicine
Karolinska Institutet, 2019
Butler Forslund Emelie, Doctor of Medicine
Karolinska Institutet, 2017
Löfvenmark Inka, Doctor of Medicine
Karolinska Institutet, 2016
Wahman Kerstin, Doctor of Medicine
Karolinska Institutet, 2010
Divanoglou Anestis, Doctor of Medicine
Karolinska Institutet, 2010
Werhagen Lars, Doctor of Medicine
Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, 2008
Augutis Marika, Doctor of Medicine
Karolinska Institutet, 2007
Norrbrink Budh C., Doctor of Medicine
Karolinska Institutet, 2004
Sköld Camilla, Doctor of Medicine
Karolinska Institutet, 2001
Westgren Ninni, Doctor of Medicine
Karolinska Institutet, 1999
Hultling Claes, Doctor of Medicine
Karolinska Institutet, 1998
Levi Richard, Doctor of Medicine
Karolinska Institutet, 1996
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Angelica Carlson,
Research coordinator