61. ICRC Rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, severe burn or intraarticular fracture. Research in biomechanics, prevention and acute care. Located in Birmingham, Alabama. http://www.uab.edu/icrc

Mis-sion—n.— An inner calling to pursue an activity or perform a service; a vocation. At the UAB ICRC, our work is also our mission. We seek to help the nation achieve a significant reduction in the rate of injuries and the resulting deaths and disabilities, especially in the southeastern United States. Through our work, we hope to reduce the immeasurable human suffering as well as the staggering medical and societal costs resulting from injury. Click on the links below to learn about our projects, our philosophies and our many successes. Center Profile Newsletter s Current Research Biennial Report ICRC Leadership Other Related Activities ... University of Alabama at Birmingham Home Page

62. Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association Arizona spinal cord injury Association is an association formed to enhance the lives of those with spinal cord injuries while offering support and education http://www.azspinal.org/

Home Join Volunteer! Member Benefits Survey ... Evaluation E-mail: info@azspinal.org Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association 901 E Willetta St #2306 Phoenix, AZ 85006 Voice: 602-239-5929 Toll Free: 877-778-6588 Fax: 602-239-6268 Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association An association formed to enhance the lives of those with spinal cord injuries while offering support and education to family, community, and professionals. Every Day More Than 30 People Become Paralyzed Guided by the theme, "Wheels Toward A Dream," the mission of the Arizona United Spinal Cord Injury Association is to enhance the lives of individuals and their family members, statewide, as they deal with spinal cord injuries - to ensure the maximum possible physical, intellectual, spiritual, emotional and social recovery. T he Association focuses on peer support, family support, education of consumers, families, caregivers and professionals and providing vocational, social and recreational resource linkages.

63. Spinal Injuries Scotland, The Information Resource For Spinal Injuries In Scotla National charity, in Scotland, for those with a spinal cord injury (SCI). Includes information about the spine, and details of support for sufferers, their families and friends. http://www.sisonline.org/

About Spinal Injuries Scotland Spinal Injuries Scotland is the national voluntary organisation concerned with new and long-term spinal cord injured people, their relatives and friends, along with those involved in the management, care and rehabilitation of the injury. SIS provides immediate support through the office based Information Service and our Area Representative Network who contact all those who request assistance. SIS have a Legal and Welfare Rights Advisory service and also run a self-referral Help Line. Our Representatives, who are able to discuss all aspects of living with a spinal cord injury, undertake monthly visits to those in the National Spinal Unit. We liaise with other similar voluntary and professional organisation's so that the problems of spinal cord injury are recognised and understood. What services can SIS offer? SIS offers a confidential telephone help line, which is manned by qualified counsellors. We also have Legal and Welfare Advisory Services which deal with more complex issues relating to SCI E.g. queries with housing and benefits etc. Go to the "

64. NeurosurgeryToday.org | Media Center | Fact Sheets | Spinal Cord Injury FAQ Answer spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the nerves within the spinal canal. What is the survival rate for spinal cord injury victims? http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/media/fact/spinal.asp

Search: Home What is Neurosurgery About Us Corporate Involvement ... Find a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon Legislative Activities Library Media Center Camera Ready Articles ... Professional Information: AANS.ORG Site Map View Printer Friendly AANS Fact Sheets Spinal Cord Injury FAQ Pituitary Tumor FAQ Stroke Q/A Glascow Score Chart/Illustration ... Classification of Brain Tumors Spinal Cord Injury FAQ What is the spinal cord? Answer: The spinal cord is part of the nervous system and measures approximately 18 inches long. It runs the length of the back, extending from the base of the brain to about the waist. The nerves that branch out from the spinal cord to the other parts of the body are called lower motor neurons (LMNs) and dorsal root sensory neurons. These spinal nerves exit and enter at each vertebral level and communicate with specific areas of the body. What is a spinal cord injury? Answer: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the nerves within the spinal canal. Most SCI's are caused by trauma to the vertebral column, thereby affecting the spinal cord's ability to send and receive messages from the brain to the body's systems that control sensory, motor and autonomic function below the level of injury. What is the difference between a complete and incomplete injury?

65. Nevada PVA Intro Mission Statement The Nevada Paralyzed Veterans of America, Inc. is dedicated to improving and ensuring the quality of life for American veterans who have suffered spinal cord injury or disease resulting in paralysis. http://www.nevadapva.org/

P.O. Box 570475 Las Vegas, NV 89157 Fax (702) 646-3712 Live Chat Room Associate Membership Newsletter Read Previous Issues Upcoming Events Events photos page Contribution Information Links Board of Directors Committee Appointments Service Office Locations Job Listings Classifieds Magazines Paraplegia News Sports 'N Spokes Contacts NevadaPVA President E-Mail Newsletter Editor Webmaster Founders Page New! We are adding some new pages to our site. A job listings page and a classifieds page. Please visit the pages for more info. MISSION STATEMENT The Nevada Paralyzed Veterans of America, Inc. is dedicated to improving and ensuring the quality of life for American veterans who have suffered spinal cord injury or disease resulting in paralysis. Our purpose is to assist in the fulfillment of the need for health and well being for all of our members through education, location of resources, medical research, physical and psychological therapy, co-operation with other corporations, groups and institutions engaged in similar activities and the advancement of wheelchair athletic participation for the purpose of improved health and medical problem prevention. 25th National Veterans Wheelchair Games

66. NeurosurgeryToday.org | What Is Neurosurgery | Patient Education Materials | Spi Most spinal cord injury patients are in their teens or twenties. Figure 1 MRI scan from a patient with an incomplete spinal cord injury. Figure 1. http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/spinal.asp

Search: Home What is Neurosurgery AANS National Neurosurgical Procedural Statistics Report Camera Ready Feature Articles ... Find a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon Legislative Activities Library Media Center Research ... Professional Information: AANS.ORG Site Map View Printer Friendly Adult Onset Hydrocephalus Anatomy of the Brain ... Trigeminal Neuralgia Spinal Cord February, 1999 Spinal cord injuries are most commonly caused by motor vehicle accidents. The next most frequent causes are falls and acts of violence. Sports-related spinal cord injuries occur more commonly in children and teenagers, while work-related injuries (especially from construction work) predominate in adults. Most spinal cord injury patients are in their teens or twenties. Approximately 80% are male. This male preponderance decreases beyond age 65, at which age falls become the most common mechanism of spinal cord injury. More than half of all spinal cord injuries occur in the cervical area, i.e., in the neck. Almost a third occur in the thoracic area (where the ribs attach to the spine). The remainder occur in the lumbar area, i.e., the lower back. TYPES OF SPINAL INJURY Bony or Ligamentous Injury.

67. Christopher And Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center- Provides Resources For Peo The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF) encourages and supports research to develop effective treatments and a cure for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury and other central nervous system disorders. The Foundation evaluates and selects these research programs using councils of internationally renowned neuroscientists and clinicians. The Foundation also allocates a portion of its resources to grants that improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. http://www.paralysis.org

Active Living Caregivers Health Kids' Zone ... Communities of Color CRF RELIEF FUNDS: The Christopher Reeve Foundation earmarks funds to assist Katrina Relief Efforts. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE KATRINA ASSISTANCE is available for people with disabilities. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS ART CENTER AWARD presented by the Christopher Reeve Foundation and the Vermont Studio Center. Applications are now being accepted. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS SUPERMAN TAGS: The Christopher Reeve Foundation introduces a new commemorative tag. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS FAMPRIDINE TRIAL: Drug trial hopes to improve walking ability for people with MS. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE PARALYSIS RESOURCE BOOK: It's a big, colorful roadmap to the world of paralysis. And it is available at no cost CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND TO GET A COPY ¡EL LIBRO DE RECURSOS SOBRE LA PARALISIS: Ya esta disponible en Español! The Paralysis Resource Book is now available in Spanish... HAGA CLIC AQUI PARA MAS INFORMACION Y OBTENER UN COPIA DEWEY DOO-IT HELPS OWLIE FLY AGAIN: A musical storybook inspired by Christopher Reeve, features a special performance by Dana Reeve. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE Hablamos Español...Haz clic aquí

68. Paralinks: Worlds Wheelchair Culture - Spinal Cord Injury Life after spinal cord injury; edited by a Paraplegic. http://www.paralinks.net/

The Heart of Paralinks Recent postings. Still Me Voyage Paraplegic canoes 1,000 miles of Alaska's MacKenzie River solo Growing Village Pavilion Tree Climbing Japan was founded by John Gathright with the dream of helping a very special paraplegic woman leave her electric wheelchair and climb the biggest tree in the world. WoW! My Capital Hill sojourn for help By Chaz Southard Free Wheelchair Mission Twenty Five years ago, the sight of a crippled Moroccan woman crawling across a dirt road planted a seed that germinated in 1999 when Don Schoendorfer, founder of Free Wheelchair Mission, invested his education and professional expertise as a PhD Mechanical Engineer to create a simple, rugged, and inexpensive wheelchair. The mental picture of the crawling woman's anguish and loss of dignity had haunted him for years until God opened a path for Dr. Schoendorfer. The Quadriplegic Connection Brain-computer interface for quadriplegics! Chaz Southard, Mark Felling: quad engineer... Herb Blossom Express... over 50 listings. !The PAiN FiLEs! Paralinks archives Over 88 listings of relevant articles about SCI.

69. Sciwalk Specialize in spinal cord injury physical therapy. Located in Downey, California. Includes a FAQs, RGO information, meet the team, links and contact details. http://www.sciwalk.com/

70. Clarian Health Partners Facility specializes in the care of children and adolescents with conditions including traumatic or acquired brain injury, spinal cord injury, burns, multiple orthopedic trauma, neuromuscular disorders, spina bifida, and cerebral palsy. http://www.clarian.org/clinical/pediatrics/methodist_ped_rehab.jhtml

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71. ICCP General Information Mission. To expedite the discovery of cures for spinal cord injury paralysis. Japan Spinal Cord Foundation. Paralyzed Veterans Association http://www.campaignforcure.org/

The ICCP The International Campaign for Cures of Spinal Cord Injury Paralysis (ICCP) is a body of affiliate not for profit organizations, working to fund research into cures for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury. The ICCP coalition mission is "to expedite the discovery of cures for Spinal Cord Injury Paralysis". This web site has been created as an information resource for interested individuals, organizations and governments who wish to understand more about, and perhaps, contribute to spinal cord injury research. If you are an individual with a spinal cord injury, or you are interested in assisting in the quest for a cure, we encourage you to contact one of our affiliate members in your region to find out how you can participate. If you are unable to locate the information you are looking for within these pages, please contact us and we will seek to address your question. In the following pages you can read about our group's background, our mission and our group objectives. We will also link you to the web sites of our affiliate members. ICCP members represent many of the leading spinal cord injury research fundraising charities around the world. We encourage you to spend time at these sites, as they offer a wealth of information about spinal cord injury, current research and ways you can help to discover the cure. Should you like to download a copy of the ICCP Information Packet, please click

72. Medical Rehabilitation Research & Training Center Conducts research and training in the prevention and treatment of secondary conditions of spinal cord injury. http://main.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=8762

73. Spinal Cord Injury, Facts - NCIPC Topics in spinal cord injury Rehabilitation 2000. 6(1)17. Northwest Regional spinal cord injury System, University of Washington School of Medicine, http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/scifacts.htm

Spinal Cord Injury Fact Sheet CDC Activities Prevention Tips More Injury Fact Sheets Search Injury Spinal Cord Injury (SCI): Fact Sheet WISQARS Allows you to form reports on injury mortality and nonfatal injury for a wide range of age groups Injury Maps Allows you to create maps of U.S. injury mortality rates O ccurrence Nearly 200,000 people in the U.S. live with a disability related to a spinal cord injury (SCI) (Berkowitz 1998). Approximately 11,000 Americans sustain an SCI each year (CDC unpublished data). The leading cause of SCI varies by age. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause among persons under age 65. Among persons age 65 and older, falls cause most SCIs (CDC unpublished data). Sports and recreation activities cause an estimated 18% of SCI cases (Berkowitz 1998). Consequences Secondary conditions are a major health issue for people living with SCI. Secondary conditions are negative health outcomes that occur as a direct result of a SCI-related disability. The most common secondary conditions are pressure sores, respiratory complications, urinary tract infections, spasticity, and scoliosis (Meyers 2000; McKinley 1999). Cost SCIs cost the nation an estimated $9.7 billion each year (Berkowitz 1998).

74. SC Department Of Disabilities And Special Needs State agency serving persons with mental retardation, autism, head and spinal cord injury and conditions related to each of these four disabilities. http://www.state.sc.us/ddsn/

Site Map A Message From Our Director Our Mission ... Services Agency Receptionist: (803) 898-9600 V / TTY: (803) 898-9600 Fax: (803) 898-9653 Toll Free: 1-888-DSN-INFO (376-4636) Street Address: Mailing Address: South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs 3440 Harden St. Ext. Columbia, SC 29203 South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs PO Box 4706 Columbia, SC 29240 Your Right to Privacy Site last updated on September 20, 2005 Disabilities and Special Needs SCDDSN makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of information found on this web site, but offers no warranty with regard to the information found herein. Best Viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer

75. Spinal Cord Injury Approximately 11000 Americans are hospitalized for a spinal cord injury (SCI) each year. Just The Facts Who Is at Greatest Risk for spinal cord injury? http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec8000759c

Spinal Cord Injury The Problem Nearly 200,000 people in the United States live with a disability related to a spinal cord injury. Approximately 11,000 Americans are hospitalized for a spinal cord injury (SCI) each year. The leading causes of SCI vary by age. Among persons under age 65, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause. Among persons over 65, falls cause most SCIs. SCIs cost the nation an estimated $9.7 billion each year. Pressure sores alone, a common secondary condition among people with SCI, cost an estimated $1.2 billion. In addition to pressure sores, secondary conditions from SCI include respiratory complications, urinary tract infections, spasticity, and scoliosis. CDC's Accomplishments Surveillance begins for SCI With CDC funding and technical support, seven states—Colorado, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah—began collecting data about spinal cord injury (SCI) in 2000. These data will enable CDC to estimate the magnitude and severity of SCI nationally and to assist states in developing and implementing prevention efforts. Prevention education realizes impressive results Over a one-year period, participants in an CDC-funded intervention experienced a 46% decrease in pressure sore occurrence and a 36% decrease in pressure sore severity. The intervention, part of the Arkansas Spinal Cord Commission's Consumer Action to Prevent Pressure Sores (CAPPS) project, eliminated sores among one-third of the intervention group and saved $660,000 in hospital costs associated with pressure sores. The goal of the CAPPS project was to determine whether in-home education could prevent new pressure sores and reduce the number and severity of existing pressure sores among a rural, underserved population of persons with spinal cord injury. Public health nurses, trained using a Pressure

76. Foundation For Spinal Cord Injury Prevention, Care & Cure Informational and support resource for survivors, family members, and all whose lives and experiences are affected by spinal cord injury. http://fscip.org

Foundation for Spinal Cord Injury Helpful Resources Care Cure Prevention ... Injury Report Board of Directors Ronald R. Gilbert Chairman Fenton, MI Doug Heir NSCIA Cherry Hill, NJ Sam Maddox Author West Lake Village, CA Steven Newman, M.D. Neurologist Southfield, MI Mark Odum NSCIA Bowie, Maryland Wendy Wawrzyniak FAIP Fenton, MI Robert Yant CRPF (APA) Newport Beach, CA prevention, care and cure of spinal cord injuries through public awareness, education and funding research. Founded by its current Chairman Ronald R. Gilbert, FSCIPCC is committed to improving the quality of care for persons with serious spinal cord injuries and to raising funds that support the search for a cure. FSCIPCC is comprised of victims of spinal cord injuries and their families, persons dedicated to the prevention, care and cure of SCI and professionals who provide free counsel to SCI victims. FSCIPCC serves as an informational exchange and a forum for people who suffer from this infliction. Victims and families of victims are encouraged to talk with one another, to share support and encouragement. The FSCIPCC provides SCI victims with information about: the facts of spinal cord injuries; prevention of SCI injuries; care of SCI victims; onging SCI research for a cure; financing and managing disability-related expenses liability, compensation and your rights; legal options available; and accessing professionals and organizations that will provide free help and counsel.

77. Brain And Spinal Cord Injury Program Home Page The Brain and spinal cord injury Program is a coordinated program to serve persons who have sustained moderateto-severe traumatic brain and/or spinal cord http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Workforce/BrainSC/

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78. Reeve-Irvine Spinal Cord Injury Research Center Dedicated to spinal cord injury research and finding a cure for spinal cord injury and neural degenerative disease. http://www.reeve.uci.edu/

“When I think of Christopher Reeve, I think of his power—the power to inspire”. Oswald Steward, Reeve-Irvine Research Center Director “ Providence dealt you a terrific blow, but she gave you the gift to touch the heart” Joan Irvine Smith, to Christopher Reeve We are heartbroken by the passing of Christopher Reeve on Sunday October 10, 2004. Chris's legacy will live on in the hope that he inspired for those with spinal cord injuries and other neurological disorders, in the careers of the many young scientists recruited to the field by his vision and inspiration, and in the research programs that WILL one day lead to cures for spinal cord injuries. We all grieve that he will not see the fruits of his incredible labors. continue... Home Page Information Faculty ... Site maintained by the School of Biological Sciences Computing Office The Reeve-Irvine Research Center. FastCounter by bCentral

79. Trust PA Is A UK Charity Helping Those Paralysed By A Spinal Cord Injury And Sup Helps those paralysed by spinal cord injury and supports the development of curative treatments. Includes details of fundraising events and contact details. http://www.trustpa.com/

80. Quadriplegic And Paraplegic Spinal Cord Injury Support Information on spinal cord injury life as a quadraplegic and paraplegic. Active message board area. http://www.apparelyzed.com/

Quadriplegic and Paraplegic Spinal Cord Injury peer support, for those facing life paralyzed or wheelchair dependant and their carers. Quadriplegic and Paraplegic Forum Register : Login Password Home About Support Area SCI Research ... UK Spinal Injury Unit Reunion Forums Quadriplegic and Paraplegic Spinal Cord Injuries Paraplegic or Quadriplegic ? Paraplegic and Quadriplegic are terms used to describe someone who has been paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury . This classification depends on the level and severity of a persons paralysis and how it affects their limbs. What is a Spinal Cord Injury ? A spinal cord injury is the result of a traumatic injury or disease to the spinal cord and usually results in the person being paralyzed to some degree. The damage to the cord is known as a lesion , and the resulting paralysis is known as Quadriplegia or Quadraplegia / Tetraplegia if the injury is in the Cervical (neck) region, or as

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