Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
CATHETER-FREE VOIDING WITH EXTERNAL COLLECTION
If your physician recommends a trial of becoming Catheter-free:
TRIGGER VOIDING
You may be taught ways to trigger voiding. Some methods to stimulate urination are tapping...
BOWEL MOVEMENTS/BOWEL PROGRAM IN SCI
After a spinal cord injury, messages from the rectum do not get through to the brain and you do not get the urge to...
NORMAL BREATHING AND THE RESPIRATORY TRACT
The purpose of the respiratory system is to supply oxygen to body tissues and to remove carbon dioxide, which is a waste product, from...
FERTILITY, CHILDBIRTH, AND CONTRACEPTION
Women with Paraplegia or Quadriplegia and of childbearing age usually regain menses; nearly 50% do not miss a single...
AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA (HYPERREFLEXIA)
Autonomic Dysreflexia, also known as Hyperreflexia, is a state that is unique to patients after spinal cord injury at...
HYPERTHERMIA/HYPOTHERMIA
Because of your spinal cord injury, the temperature of your body has an increased tendency to fluctuate according to...
MEDICAL PROBLEMS
A medication is a substance that is taken to prevent or to cure a medical problem. The proper use...
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...
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...
Paralyzed skier sees marathon as opportunity to return a favor
Dave Farrell's goal of completing his first marathon this fall isn't a personal quest, but rather a gift.
Farrell, who severed his spinal cord in...
