A visual guide to spinal cord injury levels with their respective physiology and functional abilities, explanation of bowel protocols, and an overview of the American Spinal Cord Association (ASIA) scale of spinal cord impairment.
It is common to have shoulder pain after having acquired a spinal cord injury. This handout answers some of the questions regarding shoulder pain and wheelchair propulsion.
This resource is about the birds and the bees after spinal cord injury. There is information for males on what works, what doesn’t, what to expect, and what should be avoided when it comes to sex.
This resource is about the birds and the bees after an injury. There is information for females on what works, what doesn’t, what to expect, and what should be avoided when it comes to sex.
This handout is an introduction to the central nervous system of the brain and spinal cord. It explains the parts of a neuron and how it helps send chemical messages for communicating thoughts, body commands, and interpreting sensory information.
This handout describes autonomic dysreflexia in lay terms and can be provided to clients, family, caregivers, or used as a guide to help explain the condition. This handout includes an explanation of autonomic dysreflexia as well as the most common symptoms and causes.
Addressing fine motor coordination can often feel tedious, and rote fine motor training during treatment may feel as if it comes at the expense of addressing other skills. This session material is full of functional ideas for fine motor coordination training to incorporate into treatment sessions that also address a client’s level of function in […]
This document can be used to facilitate treatment and home program development for a standing frame program with functional electrical stimulation after spinal cord injury. The document includes in clinic treatment and directions for implementation of activity at home.