Tag: Spinal Cord
Twenty years on, Hansen still in motion
Wheelchair athlete famous for global trek is focused now on injury research
Twenty years ago, Rick Hansen was wrapping up his 40,000-kilometre Man in Motion...
NUTRITION IN SPINAL CORD INJURY
We start with nutrition because it's basic to health no matter what is going on in your body systems.
While you are in...
THE NORMAL URINARY TRACT AND URINATION
The Kidneys are two fist-sized organs located in the back of the abdominal cavity. The kidneys perform complex functions that...
URINATION AND THE URINARY TRACT IN SCI
After spinal cord injury the bladder is referred to as a Neurogenic Bladder. This means nervous system control of the...
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...
ERECTIONS
A male with SCI may, or may not, be able to achieve erection. The level, severity, time elapsed, and...
EJACULATION, ORGASM, AND COITUS
Ejaculation is a Motor function which cannot take place if the particular nerves and parts of the spinal cord...
SEXUAL DRIVE AND ACTIVITY
Although spinal cord injured men may lose the ability to maintain erection, ejaculate, or experience orgasm, their sex drive...
