Tag: Spinal Cord
FERTILITY, CHILDBIRTH, AND CONTRACEPTION
Women with Paraplegia or Quadriplegia and of childbearing age usually regain menses; nearly 50% do not miss a single...
HYPERTHERMIA/HYPOTHERMIA
Because of your spinal cord injury, the temperature of your body has an increased tendency to fluctuate according to...
HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION (HO)/CYST
Heterotopic Ossification (HO) is the development of abnormal bone in soft (non-skeletal) tissue, primarily in the region of the...
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...
AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA (HYPERREFLEXIA)
Autonomic Dysreflexia, also known as Hyperreflexia, is a state that is unique to patients after spinal cord injury at...
Spinal injury study seeks participants
Researchers have started their search for 800 Ontario residents with spinal cord injuries, for the largest spinal cord study.
The study could change the treatment...
Athlete brings message to town
At first glance Kelly Smith appears confined to a wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury caused by a 1991 rock climbing accident.
But a...
