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Health and Wellness after SCI/D

• 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. Health and Wellness by sub-topic
  • 2.1. SCI Health Education MultiMedia Series
  • 2.2. General Medical Concerns for People with Spinal Cord Injury
  • 2.3. Aging with SCI
  • 2.4. Autonomic Dysreflexia
  • 2.5. Back and Spine conditions/disorders
  • 2.6. Neurogenic Bladder Management
  • 2.7. Bone Health
  • 2.8. Bowel Management
  • 2.9. Dental Care
  • 2.10. Depression
  • 2.11. Drug/alcohol abuse
  • 2.12. Fertility and Pregnancy
  • 2.13. Locating Free/Low-Cost/Sliding-Scale Clinics
  • 2.14. Locating nursing advice for SCI/D
  • 2.15. Locating a therapist or counselor- US/Canada
  • 2.16. Mental Health Resources
  • 2.17. Neurotech Network-SCI resources by category
  • 2.18. Nutrition, Dietary and Weight Management (SEE CHAPTER 5)
  • 2.19. Pain Management
  • 2.20. Respiratory management
  • 2.21. Skin Care & Pressure Ulcers (SEE CHAPTER 4)
  • 2.22. Sleep
  • 2.23. Spasticity
  • 2.24. Spirituality
  • 2.25. Suicide prevention
  • 2.26. Women's Issues
• 3. Skin Care and Pressure Injuries (formerly referred to as pressure ulcers or pressure sores)
  • 3.1. Model System Knowledge Translation Center Factsheets related to skin care and pressure injuries in Spinal Cord Injury
  • 3.2. Pressure Relief in a Manual Wheelchair-RRTC
  • 3.3. Pressure Relief in a Power Chair-RRTC
  • 3.4. Skin Breakdown, Pressure Ulcer Prevention with SCI-RRTC
  • 3.5. Skin Care-RRTC
  • 3.6. Miscellaneous: Skin Care and Pressure Sores
• 4. Nutrition, Dietary and Weight Management
  • 4.1. Weight Management and SCI Factsheet- Published by the RRTC on Secondary Conditions in the Rehabilitation of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury
  • 4.2. Nutrition-RRTC
  • 4.3. Nutrition (articles, webinars & fact sheets)
• 5. Ventilator Resources
  • 5.1. Avery Breathing Pacemakers
  • 5.2. NeuRx diaphram pacing (DPS)
  • 5.3. International Vent Users Network
  • 5.4. Internet resources
  • 5.5. Vent weaning
• 6. Hospitalization After Rehab
  • 6.1. Planning For A Hospital Stay
• 7. Sexuality and SCI/D Resources
  • 7.1. Overview and General Resources
  • 7.2. Relationships & Dating
  • 7.3. Medical Considerations
  • 7.4. Functional Abilities and Positioning
  • 7.5. Sexual Aids
  • 7.6. Everlasting Love series about Sex, SCI, MS and ALS
  • 7.7. References

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