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Health and Wellness after SCI/D
Includes information specific to unique health care needs of the person living with SDI/D; discusses resources for persons living with disc disease and other back & spine conditions.
- 1. Health and Wellness by sub-topic
- 1.1. General Medical Concerns for People with Spinal Cord Injury
- 1.2. Aging with SCI
- 1.3. Autonomic Dysreflexia
- 1.4. Back and Spine conditions/disorders
- 1.5. Neurogenic Bladder Management
- 1.6. Bone Health
- 1.7. Bowel Management
- 1.8. Dental Care
- 1.9. Depression
- 1.10. Drug/alcohol abuse
- 1.11. Fertility and Pregnancy
- 1.12. Locating Free/Low-Cost/Sliding-Scale Clinics
- 1.13. Locating nursing advice for SCI/D
- 1.14. Locating a therapist or counselor- US/Canada
- 1.15. Crisis and Mental Health Resources
- 1.16. Neurotech Network-SCI resources by category
- 1.17. Nutrition, Dietary and Weight Management (SEE CHAPTER 5)
- 1.18. Pain Management
- 1.19. Respiratory management
- 1.20. Skin Care & Pressure Ulcers (SEE CHAPTER 4)
- 1.21. Sleep
- 1.22. Spasticity
- 1.23. Spirituality
- 1.24. Suicide prevention
- 1.25. Women's Issues
- 2. Skin Care and Pressure Injuries (formerly referred to as pressure ulcers or pressure sores)
- 2.1. Model System Knowledge Translation Center Factsheets related to skin care and pressure injuries in Spinal Cord Injury
- 2.2. Pressure Relief in a Manual Wheelchair-RRTC
- 2.3. Pressure Relief in a Power Chair-RRTC
- 2.4. Skin Breakdown, Pressure Ulcer Prevention with SCI-RRTC
- 2.5. Skin Care-RRTC
- 2.6. Miscellaneous: Skin Care and Pressure Sores
- 3. Nutrition, Dietary and Weight Management
- 4. Ventilator Resources
- 5. Hospitalization After Rehab
- 6. Sexuality and SCI/D Resources
