Monthly Archives: August 2005
Alcohol Abuse
What do all of the following have in common?
increased muscle Spasticity
fractures
heart, liver, kidney, & brain damage
pressure sores
malnutrition
urinary tract infections
Answer:...
Am I Ready For A Van?
Most spinal cord injury survivors who are used to driving a car aren’t too excited about switching to a modified van. “They’re too big....
The Art of Breathing
Breathing seems pretty basic. Inhale. Exhale. Repeat. When you stop … well … you have a problem.
Obviously, if you can't breathe, you've got problems....
Bladder Cancer
You may have heard it from physicians, from family members who have been doing their reading, or from spinal cord injury survivors who go...
Bowel Problems
As a children’s book says, "Everyone poops." Although you may not talk about it or even think about it much, it’s important to your...
Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, accounting for more than 30% of all of their cancers. While spinal cord injury itself...
Cholesterol
So you’ve heard cholesterol is bad. Don’t eat red meat. Eat more fish. Stay away from eggs. Don’t eat fat. Exercise a lot. Maybe...
Colostomies: A Radical Approach to Bowel Mangement
It freaks many people out, but to some spinal cord injury survivors, a colostomy is a perfectly reasonable way to manage those cranky bowels....
Cutting the Fat
Eating is one of the more enjoyable things life has to offer. That’s why what to eat and what not to eat – especially...
Diabetes
Long term spinal cord injury (SCI) and diabetes? According to some researchers the two go together like coffee and cream, like Bonnie and Clyde....
