SPASTICITY
Spasticity is common in varying degrees after spinal cord injury. Spasticity is a non-specific symptom, which may occur in many problems associated with spinal...
POSTURAL (ORTHOSTATIC) HYPOTENSION
Postural Hypotension, also known as orthostatic hypotension, is a condition which results in a decrease in blood pressure when you sit or stand. This...
PAIN
TYPES OF PAIN
In general, there are four categories of pain that occurs as a complication of SCI: central, muscle...
MEDICAL PROBLEMS
A medication is a substance that is taken to prevent or to cure a medical problem. The proper use...
HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION (HO)/CYST
Heterotopic Ossification (HO) is the development of abnormal bone in soft (non-skeletal) tissue, primarily in the region of the...
HYPERTHERMIA/HYPOTHERMIA
Because of your spinal cord injury, the temperature of your body has an increased tendency to fluctuate according to...
DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS (DVT)
Some patients with SCI develop deep venous thrombosis (DVT), or clots in the veins that sometimes give rise...
AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA (HYPERREFLEXIA)
Autonomic Dysreflexia, also known as Hyperreflexia, is a state that is unique to patients after spinal cord injury at...
THE PATIENT
Patients consistently report that it helps to talk about their feelings. If you talk to the members of your...
SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND ACTIVITY
Sexual expression in the SCI female is generally less affected in sexual function, than the male, because it is...
