United Spinal Association’s (www.unitedspinal.org) mission is to improve the quality of life for everyone with a spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D). The association believes that even with a spinal cord injury or disease, a full, productive and rewarding life is within the reach of anyone with the strength to believe it and the courage… Read More »»
Spinal Cord Injuries
Health Promotion Resources: Spinal Cord Injuries
February 22, 2012
Brackenridge Hospital’s Brain and Spine Recovery Center Contact URL http://www.seton.net/about_seton/news/2006/09/13/people_with_spinal_cord_injuries_now_have_access_to_comprehensive_recovery_program The National Spinal Cord Injury Association: “A Public Health Action Plan For Paralysis And Similar Mobility Impairments, October 2005″ by Jeanne Alongi, Public Health Consultant Contact URL http://www.spinalcord.org/news.php?dep=1&page=0&list=645 The University of Alabama at Birmingham Model SCI Care System Secondary Conditions webpage Contact URL http://www.spinalcord.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=97417… Read More »»
“Smoke? STOP!!”
February 22, 2012
University of Arkansas Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS) Format Online article Topics discussed are the secondary complications related to spinal cord injury (SCI), which include pressure sores, bone loss, pain, and reproductive health. Smoking exacerbates these secondary conditions and puts the person with spinal cord injury at greater risk of complications. … Read More »»
Community Integration Research: Spinal Cord Injury
February 28, 2011
Environmental factors and their role in community integration after spinal cord injury. Lysack C, Komanecky M, Kabel A, Cross K, Neufeld S. Occupational Therapy and Gerontology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA c.lysack@wayne.edu Can J Occup Ther. 2007; 74 Spec No.:243-54. BACKGROUND: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) model presents an… Read More »»
Examining the contribution of social communication abilities and affective/behavioral functioning to social integration outcomes for adults with traumatic brain injury.
January 28, 2011
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the contribution of social communication abilities and affective/behavioral functioning to social integration outcomes for persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 184 adults with TBI (72.8% men) evaluated at least 6 months postdischarge from acute care or inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and after living at least… Read More »»
Aging with spinal cord injury.
May 28, 2010
As more individuals with spinal cord injuries survive into the later decades of life, they are faced with a variety of potential secondary conditions that limit their physical independence and affect community integration. This article describes, body system by body system, the various health issues that people with spinal cord injuries are likely to encounter… Read More »»
Disability legacy of the Haitian earthquake.
March 15, 2010
Haiti’s earthquake caused untold numbers of new disabilities across the age spectrum, from infants and children to elderly individuals. Amputations, spinal cord and brain injuries, complex multiple fractures, and other massive trauma will leave residual impairments, precipitating pressing needs at both the individual and societal levels. Short-term priorities include clinical stabilization, wound healing, and surgical… Read More »»
Obesity Resources: Spinal Cord Injury
February 20, 2010
“Special Nutritional Needs for People with SCI/D,” March 2006 United Spinal Association Format Webpage According to this webpage, people with spinal cord injury or disorders (SCI/D) are more likely to be obese, which causes many health issues, including increased risk for diabetes and heart disease, which may be deadly… Read More »»
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