Tag: Equipment
Liability And Your Rights
What is Liability?
Liability means responsibility under the law. If a person or company is responsible, or partially responsible, for someone else's injury, they can...
Spinal Cord Injury Skin Management
What is the skin?
Your skin is much more than an outer surface for the world to see. It protects you from bacteria, dirt and...
Misc Spinal Cord Injury Health Issues
Bladder Dysfunction
The bladder muscle, "detruser" and external sphincter are similarly affected. Early drainage occurs with indwelling ("foley") Catheter. When urine volumes are equal to...
Other Resource Sites
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
U.S. Department of Justice ADA home page.
ADA Technical Assistance Program
Consisted of a diverse array of projects to further the...
Medical Supplies
1-800-Wheelchair
Large selection of home medical equipment that welcome Medicare, Medicaid and most major insurance. Provides products that allow a more independent life style, including;...
Assitive & Adaptive Technology
ABLEDATA
The premier source for information on Assistive Technology. ABLEDATA is a federally funded database whose primary mission is to provide information on assistive technology...
First-ever guidelines for spinal cord injuries.
How spinal cord injuries (SCI) are managed--especially in the critical early stages--has a profound effect on a patient's outcome. The publication of the first...
Management of the spinal cord injured football player.
TIERNEY AND COLLEAGUES ASSESSED THE EFFECT OF head position and football equipment (helmet and shoulder pads) on cervical spinal cord space in subjects lying...