41. Spinal Cord Injury: Research Federallyfunded model spinal cord injury center. Website features newsletter, speaker series, patient education pamphlets, research and links to http://depts.washington.edu/rehab/sci/

Home Site Map Make a Gift Contact Info ... UWCORR Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System (NWRSCIS) SCI Home SCI Forum SCI Update Newsletter SCI Pamphlets ... SCI Research For a list of website resources relating to Spinal Cord Injury please visit our SCI Resources list, then use your back button on your browser to return to this page. The Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System , centered at the University of Washington's Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, is one of 16 Model Spinal Cord Injury Centers funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), U.S. Department of Education, to pool knowledge and resources and provide specialized care to persons with SCI. Our goals include providing state-of-the-art medical, surgical, rehabilitation, and long-term follow-up care to Northwest residents with SCI; participation in the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center , which collects and combines data from all 16 Model SCI centers; and conducting

42. Spinal Cord Injury: Smoking And SCI For SCI survivors who smoke there's even more bad news and more ill health effects than general population. http://www.spinalinjury.net/html/_smoking_and_sci.html

Site menu Home Spinal cord 101 Rehabilitation Chat room ... About this site Please consider making a donation to help keep this website online Sign the guestbook View the guestbook New on DVD You've heard this before... You most likely have heard all the reasons to stop smoking lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, shorter life expectancy yet, it's a pleasure, a stress reliever or an old friend you are unwilling to give up following your spinal cord injury. Or, you simply may be willing to take your chances despite all the evidence of how harmful smoking is. Besides, quitting can be pretty difficult. Additionally, smoking further reduces the total lung capacity already decreased by SCI and diminishes the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream used to nourish tissues and power muscles. Finally smoking can further increase an already heightened risk for bladder cancer. When we think of breathing, we usually think about getting air in . Often times with SCI, and especially with SCI and cigarette smoking, getting air out can be even more important. Why? Because a buildup of mucus and various secretions in the lungs can lead to problems. Smoking increases the production of this mucus and contributes to congestion. Normally, this buildup is coughed out. However, the muscles responsible for coughing are affected with cervical injuries, and to a varying degree with thoracic injuries as well. An impaired ability to cough can frequently lead to atelectasis, which is a collapse of the honeycomb-like air sacs that often causes secretions to become trapped in the lungs. The secretions build up and may lead to pneumonia, one of the more common causes of both sickness and death with SCI. Smoking increases the production of this mucus and contributes to congestion.

43. Spinal Cord Injury Update: Research University of Washington Rehabilitation Medicine offers degee programs, research opportunities and provides services to patients at the UW and affiliated http://depts.washington.edu/rehab/sci/update.html

Home Site Map Make a Gift Contact Info ... UWCORR Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System (NWRSCIS) SCI Home SCI Forum SCI Update Newsletter SCI Pamphlets ... SCI Research SCI Update Newsletter This newsletter covers topics related to spinal cord injury (SCI) for both health care providers and consumers, and is supported by a grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (#H133N000003), U.S. Department of Education, to the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System. Recent issues Spring 2005 Winter 2005 Fall 2004 Spring 2004 ... Summer 2000 Articles Archive A complete list of articles , including those in the current issue, alphabetized by subject. Subscribe If you would like to subscribe to the Spinal Cord Injury Update newsletter, please write to scirehab@u.washington.edu and indicate whether you would like to receive email notification when a new newsletter is posted on our Web site or a printed version of the newsletter in the mail. Please include the following information in your email message: your full name, address, and the reason for your interest in our newsletter, e.g., you are a person with SCI, a family member or friend of someone with SCI, a healthcare provider (please specify what type, e.g., physician, nurse, physical therapist, etc.), or other (please explain). Thank you.

44. Music By Jon Weems: Recordings Of Original Songs Songs, lyrics, and artist information from this musician who shows that life doesn't end after a spinal cord injury. http://www.jonweems.hostrack.com/

I have enjoyed playing and writing music my whole life. I now write music on my Ensoniq EPS 16 synthesizer keyboard and record on my computer. To record music on my computer I use n-Track studio software. On my site I offer samples of music I have written and recorded in MP3 and Real Audio format. You can download all 12 mp3s on my Downlod music page. I also have links for home recording and music promotion for the indie musician. I suffered a spinal cord injury in 1992 and am a C6 quadriplegic. Come listen to some samples of my music and see that life doesn't end after a spinal cord injury. Links - Music Fasoft Download the n-Track Studio demo and give it a try. There is also a forum where you can ask questions, get feedback and find helpful tips for home recording. HomeRecording.com This site has an incredible amount of information with tutorials, forums, and equipment reviews. Go here if you want to find out about digital or tape recording in your home. PG music is another source for computer recording software. Power Tracks Pro Audio is a great program if you're interested in recording using midi. They offer companion software such as multimedia CDs, tutorial CDs, and software for midi recording. This software offers an incredible number of features for audio and midi recording, but it was much more than I needed. There is also a forum at this site. The Recording Website This site has a large message board and lots of information on different types of recording. Great place to go to find out how to record different instruments, and even has a few examples to listen to.

45. Hyperthermia/Hypothermia Because of spinal cord injury, the temperature of the body has an increased tendency to fluctuate according to the temperature of the environment. http://calder.med.miami.edu/pointis/hype.html

OTHER COMPLICATIONS OF SPINAL CORD INJURY: HYPERTHERMIA/HYPOTHERMIA Because of your spinal cord injury, the temperature of your body has an increased tendency to fluctuate according to the temperature of the environment. If you are in a hot room your temperature may increase (hyperthermia); if you are in a cold room, your temperature may decrease (hypothermia). This occurs because of the altered function of the autonomic nervous system. The higher the level of injury, the greater the tendency for fluctuations in your body temperature. Hyperthermia Hyperthermia refers to an elevation in body temperature. For example, it may occur on a hot day if you are out-of-doors, sitting in a hot car, or covered with too many blankets. One or more of the following symptoms may indicate hyperthermia: Skin feels hot and dry and appears flushed. Feeling of weakness Dizziness Visual disturbances Headache Nausea Elevated temperature Pulse is generally rapid and may be irregular or weak. It is important that you attempt to prevent hyperthermia when exposed to an overheated environment.

46. Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Units Shriners Hospitals provide rehabilitative spinal cord injury care to children free of charge. http://www.shrinershq.org/hospitals/sci.html

Home Shrine Shriners Hospitals Hospital Directory ... Next SPINAL CORD INJURY REHABILITATION Chicago * Philadelphia * Sacramento Thousands of young people are paralyzed from spinal cord injuries each year. The Shrine of North America established three special rehabilitation units where young people with spinal cord injuries can find hope, strength, inspiration and the specialized medical care needed for rehabilitation. In 1980, after more than 60 years of treating children with orthopaedic problems and burn injuries, the Shrine realized the unmet need of specialized care and rehabilitation for children suffering from spinal cord injuries. In 1980, Shriners Hospitals opened their first Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Unit for children at the Shriners Hospital in Philadelphia A midwest Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Unit was established at the Shriners Hospital in Chicago two years later. The third spinal cord injury unit opened in September 1984 at the Shriners Hospital in San Francisco, and relocated in April 1997 to Sacramento, when that hospital closed and the Shriners Hospital in Sacramento opened.

47. Chaz Southard Web log and artistic expression sharing information about spinal cord injury, photographic moments, poetic thoughts, and political statements. http://www.ChazSouthard.org

48. About NSCIA Who is the National spinal cord injury Association? The Association serves not only persons with spinal cord injuries but also persons who have diseases http://www.erols.com/nscia/

The National Spinal Cord Injury Association Quick Navigation Home Page About NSCIA Resource Ctr News Room Comm. Desk Sponsors Chat BBS Chapters Join NSCIA WWW Links Communicate! Questions Comments Submit A Link Submit Story BBS Chat Visit our Sponsors! Who is the National Spinal Cord Injury Association? In order to assist the 7,800 individuals who sustain a SCI each year, and the 400,000 persons living with spinal cord injuries, the National Spinal Cord Injury Association was established in 1948. The NSCIA has many chapters throughout the United States. Some members have physical disabilities while others do not. Chapter members participate in a variety of activities. They work with local and national officials and agencies to develop better programs and services and act as community advocates for improved access, housing, transportation, employment, and leisure time activities for disabled people. Peer support and other services are also provided. These are fundamental aspects of living that 500,000 people with spinal cord injuries or diseases must cope with after they have been rehabilitated and have returned to community life. More and more persons are getting involved in activities of the NSCIA. Through the collective efforts of staff, chapters, board members, and other volunteers, the Association is improving care, producing results in research, and addressing everyday living issues that confront all people who use wheelchairs.

49. Dr. Anders Laboratory Research on low power laser irradiation, spinal cord injury research and diabetes. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. http://www.usuhs.mil/nes/Anders.htm

Dr. Juanita J. Anders' Laboratory Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics Contact Us Related Links ... Parkinson's Disease Research Contact: Juanita J. Anders Room B2047 4301 Jones Bridge Road Bethesda, MD 20814 janders@usuhs.mil Lab Focus: Dr. Anders’ current research activities include: 1. A multi-treatment approach to enhance regeneration of the corticospinal tract and restore corticospinal tract function after acute spinal cord injury in adult rats. Combined treatments include olfactory ensheathing cell transplantation and application of a synthetic glucocorticoid steroid, methylprednisolone. 2. The use of photobiomodulation (low power laser irradiation) to promote regeneration of acutely transected corticospinal tract axons. The regeneration of corticospinal tract axons through and beyond the lesion site is determined quantitatively and reinnervation of the target tissue is determined by behavioral testing. 3. A number of research projects are underway on an animal model of type II diabetes, the Fat Sand Rat (Psammomys obesus). These projects include: the characterization of peripheral diabetic neuropathy in this animal model, the use of Optical Coherence Tomography (a novel non-invasive imaging technique), to observe changes that occur in cutaneous nerves and microvessels during the development of diabetes induced peripheral neuropathy, and use of photobiomodulation as a therapy for impaired wound healing in the diabetic animal.

50. Spinal Cord Injury - MayoClinic.com spinal cord injury is trauma to the nerve cord that connects the brain to the peripheral nerves. Permanent disability commonly results. http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00460

51. Paralyzed Veterans Association Of Florida PVAF's mission is to improve the lives of veterans with a spinal cord injury or dysfunction to achieve maximum health, productivity and selfesteem in their daily lives. http://www.pvaf.org

Welcome... The Paralyzed Veterans Association of Florida is a non profit organization whose mission is to improve the lives of veterans with a spinal cord injury or dysfunction (SCI/D) and other persons with disabilities to achieve maximum health, productivity and self esteem in their daily lives. Our program services include ensuring quality health care, providing a wide range of wheelchair sports and recreation activities, advocating and educating the public on all issues encompassed in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and research and education addressing SCI/D. PVAF was founded in Miami in September of 1956. Its founders saw the urgent need to provide injured veterans with services that could enhance and improve the quality of their lives. The Florida chapter encompasses Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Martin Counties. We receive no local, state or federal funding. We are solely dependent upon the awareness and generosity of individuals and businesses within our community. Approximately 750,000 American men, women and children have a spinal cord impairment. And in most cases, until a cure is found, these Americans will spend the rest of their lives using a wheelchair for mobility and battling the obstacles of everyday life. It does not matter how the impairment occurred; only that it will drastically change a person's life and lifestyle.

52. SPINALCORD: Sexual Function For Men With Spinal Cord Injury Information on how a spinal cord injury affects a man's sexuality both psychologically and physiologically. http://www.spinalcord.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=22405

53. ASIA -- American Spinal Injury Association Home Page Provides education to physicians interested in spinal cord injury research, acute care, rehabilitation, and lifetime followup. http://www.asia-spinalinjury.org/

54. Wheelweb.com - The Spinal Cord Injury Resource Existing Users, New to Wheelweb.com? User Name. Password. Remember Me. (Save my user name password on this computer). Switch to Secure Login http://mail.wheelweb.com/

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55. Jerry Haney, Table Of Contents, An Index To Jerry's Site Details about autonomic dysreflexia, the symptoms and why they happen and finding and removing the causes. http://www.jerryhaney.com/contents.htm#SCI

56. Model Spinal Cord Injury Care System At UMHS UM Model spinal cord injury Care System. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Spinal Cord Graphic. UMHS HOME line PMR Department Home Page http://www.med.umich.edu/pmr/model_sci/

The web page you were looking for has moved to a new location with a new bobby approved design. http://www.med.umich.edu/pmr/modelsci . You will automatically be taken to the new location in 5 seconds. Please correct your bookmark. U-M Medical School M-CARE U-M Gateway University of Michigan Health System 1500 E. Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109 734-936-4000 Contact UMHS The University of Michigan Health System web site does not provide specific medical advice and does not endorse any medical or professional service obtained through information provided on this site or any links to this site. and Privacy Statement UMHS HOME Health Topics A-Z For Health Providers

57. Making Connections spinal cord injury and Conditions Forum held on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 January 2003, Darling Harbour. Keynote speaker was Christopher Reeve. http://spinalforum.com

58. EMedicine - Spinal Cord Injuries : Article By Donald Schreiber, MD, CM Spinal Cord Injuries Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) usually have permanent and often devastating neurologic deficits and disability. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic553.htm

(advertisement) Home Specialties Resource Centers CME ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Advanced Search Consumer Health Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Emergency Medicine Neurology Spinal Cord Injuries Last Updated: August 27, 2004 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 11 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Donald Schreiber, MD, CM , Associate Professor of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine;, Division of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center Donald Schreiber, MD, CM, is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians Editor(s): Daniel J Dire, MD, FACEP, FAAP, FAAEM , Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas-Houston; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD , Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Tom Scaletta, MD , Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rush Medical College; John Halamka, MD

59. Sexuality And Spinal Cord Injury Provides a basic review of what is known about sexual functioning after spinal cord injury and the impact on patients. http://www.ed.gov/pubs/AmericanRehab/spring97/sp9707.html

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n Sexuality and Spinal Cord Injury where we are and where we are going Sexual Response Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction Treatment of Male Infertility Conclusion Marca L. Sipski, M.D. Maintaining a healthy sex life after spinal cord injury is an important priority to many people. Fortunately, over the past few years a large amount of research has begun to be performed in this area. Whereas in the past our knowledge about the field of spinal cord injury was exclusively focused on males and erectile function, recent work has begun to illustrate the impact of spinal cord injury on female sexuality. Moreover, recent gains in the study of infertility after spinal cord injury have allowed professionals to approach the care of newly injured patients with optimism for their potential in sexual functioning. In this article, I will provide a basic review of what is known about sexual functioning after spinal cord injury and the impact on patients. Sexual Response The effect of spinal cord injury on sexual response is generally discussed based upon the degree of completeness or incompleteness of the patient's injury and whether the neurologic damage affecting the individual's sacral spinal segments is an upper or lower motor neuron injury. Whether a spinal cord injury is considered complete or incomplete is determined by whether they have voluntary rectal contraction and whether they have the ability to perceive sensation around their rectum. As males have external genitalia, questionnaire studies have been utilized to determine the impact on erections and ejaculations, depending on their extent of injury. In males with complete spinal cord injuries and upper motor neuron injuries affecting their sacral segments, there is a loss of psychogenic

60. Missouri Model Spinal Cord Injury System - Home The Missouri Model spinal cord injury System is committed to developing, implementing and evaluating innovative research that promotes independent living http://www.muhealth.org/~momscis/

The Missouri Model Spinal Cord Injury System Three Personal Assistance Services manuals now online New! Personal Assistant Services Resources - Books, Magazines, etc. MOMSCIS is committed to developing, implementing and evaluating innovative research that promotes independent living and community integration among persons with spinal cord impairment. The Missouri Model Spinal Cord Injury System (MOMSCIS) is a program of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Health Professions Department of Health Psychology, in cooperation with University of Missouri Health Care Services for Independent Living, Independent Living Resource Center, Paraquad , and Howard A. Rusk Rehabilitation Center

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