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Health and Wellness after SCI

• 1. COVID-19 Resources
  • 1.1. COVID-19 SCI/D and MS Webinar
  • 1.2. HHS Covid-19 Disabilities Hotline
  • 1.3. United Spinal COVID-19 Support
  • 1.4. Mental Health Resources
• 2. Latest news!
  • 2.1. Teledoc Telehealth-One Million Visits
  • 2.2. Eye Gaze Technology
  • 2.3. Eye Gaze Article
  • 2.4. RRTC on Aging with a Disability
  • 2.5. Monitoring the Spinal Cord During Surgery
  • 2.6. Sniff interface
  • 2.7. Exoskeleton Systems
  • 2.8. Obesity and Heart Disease after SCI
  • 2.9. Nerve Transfer To Restore Hand Function
• 3. Health and Wellness by sub-topic
  • 3.1. SCI Health Education MultiMedia Series
  • 3.2. General Medical Concerns for People with Spinal Cord Injury
  • 3.3. Aging with SCI
  • 3.4. Autonomic Dysreflexia
  • 3.5. Back and Spine conditions/disorders
  • 3.6. Bladder management
  • 3.7. Bone Health
  • 3.8. Bowel Management
  • 3.9. Dental Care
  • 3.10. Depression
  • 3.11. Drug/alcohol abuse
  • 3.12. Fertility and Pregnancy
  • 3.13. Locating Free/Low-Cost/Sliding-Scale Clinics
  • 3.14. Locating nursing advice for SCI/D
  • 3.15. Locating a therapist or counselor- US/Canada
  • 3.16. Mental Health Resources
  • 3.17. Neurotech Network-SCI resources by category
  • 3.18. Nutrition, Dietary and Weight Management (SEE CHAPTER 5)
  • 3.19. Pain Management
  • 3.20. Respiratory management
  • 3.21. Skin Care & Pressure Ulcers (SEE CHAPTER 4)
  • 3.22. Sleep
  • 3.23. Spasticity
  • 3.24. Spirituality
  • 3.25. Suicide prevention
  • 3.26. Women's Issues
• 4. Skin Care and Pressure Injuries (formerly referred to as pressure ulcers or pressure sores)
  • 4.1. Model System Knowledge Translation Center Factsheets related to skin care and pressure injuries in Spinal Cord Injury
  • 4.2. Pressure Relief in a Manual Wheelchair-RRTC
  • 4.3. Pressure Relief in a Power Chair-RRTC
  • 4.4. Skin Breakdown, Pressure Ulcer Prevention with SCI-RRTC
  • 4.5. Skin Care-RRTC
  • 4.6. Miscellaneous: Skin Care and Pressure Sores
• 5. Nutrition, Dietary and Weight Management
  • 5.1. Weight Management and SCI Factsheet- Published by the RRTC on Secondary Conditions in the Rehabilitation of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury
  • 5.2. Nutrition-RRTC
  • 5.3. Nutrition (articles, webinars & fact sheets)
• 6. Ventilator Resources
  • 6.1. Avery Breathing Pacemakers
  • 6.2. NeuRx diaphram pacing (DPS)
  • 6.3. International Vent Users Network
  • 6.4. Internet resources
  • 6.5. Vent weaning
• 7. Hospitalization After Rehab
  • 7.1. Planning For A Hospital Stay
• 8. Sexuality and SCI/D Resources
  • 8.1. Overview and General Resources
  • 8.2. Relationships & Dating
  • 8.3. Medical Considerations
  • 8.4. Functional Abilities and Positioning
  • 8.5. Sexual Aids
  • 8.6. Everlasting Love series about Sex, SCI, MS and ALS
  • 8.7. References

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