Hoekstra, S. P., Leicht, C. A., Kellogg, D.Jr., Wu, Y., Romo, T., Uhlig-Reche, H., & Trbovich, M. (2026). Passive heat therapy is feasible but does not affect cardiometabolic health outcomes in persons with spinal cord injury – a pilot study. Experimental Physiology, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1113/EP093636
Aaron A. Phillips, Sungchul Huh, Stephan McKenna, Michelle Trbovich, Ellen Merete Hagen, Chloe Slocum, Jill Wecht; Best Practice Expert Opinion and Guidelines for Assessing Blood Pressure Stability in Clinical Trials and Foundational Research After Spinal Cord Injury. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 1 February 2026; 32 (1): 51–71. doi: https://doi.org/10.46292/sci25-00021
Trbovich M, Hoekstra S, Gastaldelli A, Salehi M. Reduced prandial insulin secretion contributes to prandial hyperglycaemia in non-diabetic individuals with spinal cord injury. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2025 Jul 2. doi: 10.1111/dom.16563
Uhlig-Reche, H.; Hoekstra, S.; Wu, Y.; Kellogg, D.L., Jr.; Romo, T.; Leicht, C.A.; Trbovich, M.B. The Effect of Eight Weeks of Passive Heat Therapy on Mental Health, Sleep, and Chronic Pain in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study. J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14, 3566. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14103566
Brown N, Struck K, Romo T, Koek W, Everett Garcia A, Fredrickson M and Trbovich M. Comparing the Accuracy of Standard Equations to Predict Glomerular Filtration Rate for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: Which Is the “Best Fit?” Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2024;30(4): 57-65. https://doi.org/10.46292/sci24-00001
Spungen AM, Dematt EJ, Biswas K, Jones KM, Mi Z, Snodgrass AJ, Morin K, Asselin PK, Cirnigliaro CM, Kirshblum S, Gorman PH, Goetz LL, Stenson K, White KT, Hon A, Sabharwal S, Kiratli BJ, Ota D, Bennett B, Berman JE, Castillo D, Lee KK, Eddy BW, Henzel MK, Trbovich M, Holmes SA, Skelton F, Priebe M, Kornfeld SL, Huang GD, Bauman WA. Exoskeletal-Assisted Walking in Veterans With Paralysis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open. 2024 Sep 3;7(9):e2431501. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.31501 PMID: 39230903.
Hoekstra S and Trbovich M, Koek W, Mader M, Salehi M. The effect of level of injury on diabetes incidence and mortality after spinal cord injury – a longitudinal cohort study. Spinal Cord. 2024 Feb 14. DOI: 10.1038/s41393-024-00961-2 PMID: 38355660.
Trbovich M, Wu Y, Romo T, Koek W, Kellogg D; Mechanistic involvement of noradrenergic neuronal neurotransmitter release in cutaneous vasoconstriction during autonomic dysreflexia in persons with spinal cord injury. Auton Neurosci. 2024 Jan 27;252:103154. doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2024.103154. PubMed PMID: 38330594.
Trbovich M, Wu B, Koek W, Wecht J, Kellogg D;(2023) Elucidating mechanisms of attenuated skin vasodilation during passive heat stress in persons with spinal cord injury, The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2023.2203535
Trbovich M, Filipetto F, Walden J. Interaction Between a Smartphone and Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Case Report. Spinal Cord Series and Cases. Spinal Cord Ser Cases 9, 5 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41394-023-00563-9
Adedeji Olusanya, DO MPH, Aaron Yearsley, DO, Nicholas Brown, MD, Samantha Braun, DO, Corey Hayes, MS4, Evon Rose, Brian Connolly, MD, Madeline Dicks, DO, Colby Beal, DO, Brett Helmonds, MD, Wesley Peace, MD, Bryce Kirkman, DO, Christina Nguyen, DO, Jacob Erickson, MD, Gabby Nguyen, MD, Esha Lukose, MD, Wouter Koek, Ph.D, S Ameet Nagpal, MD, MS, MEd, Michelle Trbovich, MD, Capsaicin 8% Patch for Spinal Cord Injury Focal Neuropathic Pain, a Randomized Controlled Trial, Pain Medicine, 2022;, pnac104, https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnac104
Trbovich M, Wu B, Koek W, Wecht J, Kellogg D; Are Thermoregulatory Sweating and Active Vasodilation in Skin Controlled by Separate Nerves During Passive Heat Stress in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury?. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 2022 Fall;28(4):84-95. doi: DOI: 10.46292/sci21-00063 Epub 2022 Aug 10. PMID: 36457358
Trbovich M, Romo T, Polk M, Koek W, Kelly C, Stowe S, Kraus S, Kellogg D. The treatment of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction in persons with spinal cord injury: An open label, pilot study of anticholinergic agent vs. mirabegron to evaluate cognitive impact and efficacy. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2021 Jun 10;7(1):50. doi: 10.1038/s41394-021-00413-6. PubMed PMID: 34112758.
Wecht J, Krassioukov A, Alexander M, Handrakis J, McKenna S, Trbovich M, et al. International Standards to document remaining Autonomic Function after SCI – 2nd edition. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2021;27(2):23-49.DOI: 10.46292/sci2702-23
Trbovich M, Wu Y, Koek W, Zhao J, Koek W, Kellogg D. Impact of tetraplegia vs. paraplegia on venoarteriolar, myogenic and maximal cutaneous vasodilation responses of the microvasculature: Implications for cardiovascular disease. [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 4]. J Spinal Cord Med. 2020;1-9. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2020.1761173
Dicks MA, Clements N, Gibbons C, Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Trbovich, M. Atypical presentation of Covid-19 in persons with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord Ser Cases 6, 38 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41394-020-0289-2
Trbovich M, Ford A, Wu Y, Koek W, Wecht J, Kellogg D.Jr. (2020) Correlation of neurological level and sweating level of injury in persons with spinal cord injury, The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2020.1751489
Trbovich M, Mack D, Bruder J. Osteoporosis in veterans with spinal cord injury: an overview of pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatments. Clinic Rev Bone Miner Metab (2019) 17: 94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12018-019-09265-z
Trbovich M, Handrakis H, Kumar N and Price M. (2019): Impact of passive heat stress on persons with spinal cord injury: Implications for Olympic spectators, Temperature, doi: 10.1080/23328940.2019.1631730
Trbovich M; Koek W, Ortega C. Efficacy of water spray to dissipate heat during exercise in persons with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord Series and Cases (2019) 5:51.doi: 10.1038/s41394-019-0194-8
Trbovich M. Efficacy of various cooling techniques during exercise in persons with spinal cord injury-a pilot crossover intervention study. Topics in SCI rehab. 2019 Winter;25(1):74-82. DOI: 10.1310/sci2501-74
Bickelhaupt B, Lee S, Benfield J, Oyama S, Burau K, Trbovich M. Effect of Wheelchair Stroke Pattern on Upper Extremity Muscle Fatigue. PMR journal. Oct 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.03.022
Handrakis JP, Trbovich MB, Hagen EM, Price M. Thermodysregulation in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: Case Series on Use of the Autonomic Standards. Spinal Cord Series and Cases. 2018 Feb 10. DOI: 10.1038/s41394-017-0026-7
Bickelhaupt B, Richard M, Trbovich M. Advanced hip osteoarthritis causing autonomic dysreflexia and severe spasticity in a patient with a spinal cord injury: A case report. PM&R. 2017 Mar 31
Trbovich M, Price MJ, Kiratli J. The Effects of 7-day Heat acclimation Protocol in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Thermal Biology. 2016 Dec;62(Pt A):56-62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2016.10.006
Trbovich M, Li C, Lee S. Does the CDC Definition of Fever (100.4 deg F) Accurately Define Infection in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury? Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. Vol. 22, No. 4, Fall 2016: 260-268. DOI: 10.1310/sci2016-00049
Trbovich M, Yang H. Capsaicin 8% patch for Central and Peripheral Neuropathic Pain of Persons with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: Two Case Reports. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. Aug 2015;94(8):e66-72.
| Yang, H, Trbovich, MB, Harrow, J. Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency after Glucocorticosteroid Administration in Acute Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Report. J Spinal Cord Med. Nov 2014; 37(6):786-90 |
Trbovich M, Ortega C, Schroeder J, Fredrickson M. The Effect of a Cooling Vest on Core Temperature in Athletes with and without Spinal Cord Injury. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. January 2014: 70-80.
