Yearly Archives: 2005
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....
Exercise
Most people seem to exercise for one or more of four reasons: to improve flexibility, increase strength, increase endurance or aerobic conditioning, or improve...
Fatigue
We’re hearing more and more about fatigue these days. Who cares? Isn’t fatigue just part of getting older? Well, the truth is, new data...
H2O: Hydration
You’ve probably heard those narrators on the National Geographic specials say things like "Water gives life" or "Without water there could be no life."...
Heart Disease
What's all the confusion about "complete" and "incomplete?" Complete usually means "total" or "whole," while incomplete usually means "unfinished," or "not yet perfect." Although...
Incomplete SCIs: The Early Days
What's all the confusion about "complete" and "incomplete?" Complete usually means "total" or "whole," while incomplete usually means "unfinished," or "not yet perfect." Although...
Incomplete SCIs: Down the Road
This is the second of two brochures about incomplete spinal cord injuries. The first, Incomplete SCIs: The Early Days, discusses some of the issues...
Medications
Some of these may sound familiar. Are you ...
taking more than one prescription drug?
getting prescriptions from more than one doctor or pharmacy?
taking one or...
Optimal Health
What Is It and How to Get It
You are over your rehab and are reaching a level of health that you feel good about....
Osteoporosis
Rick was getting dressed one morning just sliding on his pants and pulling up a sock. He heard a loud “SNAP.” Broken hip,...
