What happens in the spinal cord after injury?
https://youtu.be/87YphhN_HD8
In this video, Dr Mike explains what happens to the spinal cord after injury.
He divides injury into primary and secondary phases, highlighting the cellular...
Classifying Spinal Cord Injuries using ASIA Scoring
https://youtu.be/LErgPVcgHW0
In this video, I explain the basis of spinal cord assessment using the ASIA scoring system and work through and example of how to...
A Primary Care Provider’s Guide to Autonomic Dysfunction Following Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) disrupts the crucial “crosstalk” between the spinal autonomic nervous system and supraspinal control centers. Therefore, SCI may result not only...
Pregnancy In Women With Spinal Cord Injuries: What To Know
It is important to find a physician who understands your unique situation. Many women with SCI report this being the hardest part.
Planning to have...
Fertility following spinal cord injury
Information for health professionals
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating neurological condition that can impact on every aspect of the injured person’s life, including...
The Paralyzed World War II Veterans Who Invented Wheelchair Basketball
In the late 1940s, paraplegics popularized the sport—and changed the game for the disability rights movement
On an unremarkable Wednesday evening in the spring of...
How to Find Accessible Adventures
Top 7 Accessible Adventure Travel Organizations
Despite COVID-19 getting in the way of everyone’s travel plans for the year, there is still plenty of time...
Home Exercises for Spinal Cord Injury
https://youtu.be/IlkfjEK96ZQ
Exercise is essential after a spinal cord injury. Lack of physical activity leads to poor fitness, weight gain, diabetes and increased risk of heart...
Outfitting Your House for a Child With a Disability
Are you outfitting a home for a child with a disability? The U.S. Census Bureau reports that around 12 percent of the population is...
Find wheelchair accessible places with Google Maps
Imagine making plans to go somewhere new, taking the journey to get there and arriving— only to be stuck outside, prevented from sitting with...
