Daily Archives: May 2, 2005
Autonomic Dysreflexia
Autonomic Dysreflexia (AD), also known as Hyperreflexia, is a potentially dangerous complication of spinal cord injury (SCI). In AD, an individual's blood pressure may...
Spinal Cord Injury Treatment and Cure Research
When someone sustains a spinal cord injury (SCI), one of the most difficult issues to deal with is that there is no "cure" at...
About Pressure Sores
A Pressure Sore (or bed sore) is an injury to the skin and tissue under it. Sitting or lying in the same position will...
Prevention
A sixteen year old was the front seat passenger with her young, inexperienced boyfriend John at the wheel. They were on their way home...
Range Of Motion
The body, under normal circumstances, is constantly moving. This movement, often times an unconscious act, will keep the joints loose and prevents pressure sores...
About Skin Care
The Technical Part of Skin
The skin on our bodies is made up of two layers. The top layer is called the epidermis and...
Self-Employment for Persons with a Disability
In most of the world, the ultimate determination of self-control is employment. This is the basis for almost all micro-lending activity worldwide. Self-employment carries...
SCI Rehabilitation
It is very important to be confident about the quality of care you or a loved one will receive when entering a Rehabilitation program....
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness – Understanding the Importance of Language and Images
Every day more than 30 people become paralyzed from spinal cord injury (SCI) or disease. SCI generally results in one of two types of...
Common Questions about Spinal Cord Injury
1. What is Spinal Cord Injury?
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that results in a loss of function such as...
