The world we live in - and we ourselves - place a very high value on physical independence. We're raised on the expectation that we will ultimately take care of ourselves. Then, somewhere in there spinal cord injury arrives and everything gets turned around. (from Craig Hospital)
Resources for Aging With SCI
Web Resources
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Streaming videos from UW Department of Rehabilitation Medicine covering topics such as life expectancy, urinary system, gastrointestinal system, skin nervous system, and more.
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The goal of this Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with Spinal Cord Injury is to identify problems that accompany aging with a spinal cord injury, to describe their impact and their characteristics, and to explain the characteristics of those who experience them. Findings that are useful to clinicians working with aging SCI...
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) has been transformed from an injury with nearly certain death shortly after injury to a disability in which nearly all people survive the injury process and then go on to active, productive lives. With established survival following SCI we now face the issue of many individuals growing older with SCI, adding to the...
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Many of us have negative stereotypes about aging, said Dr. Steven Stiens, UW associate professor of rehabilitation medicine. Dr. Steins discusses bowel and bladder, skin care, cardiovascular health, and mobility issues that arise when aging with a SCI.
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The NGC mission is to provide physicians and other health professionals, health care providers, health plans, integrated delivery systems, purchasers, and others an accessible mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed information on clinical practice guidelines and to further their dissemination, implementation, and use.
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Many posture problems are associated with SCI, ranging from chronic pain and fatigue to scoliosis and kyphosis, as well as skin and respiratory problems. Just like the problems, the causes are numerous. (from Craig Hospital)
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) can exacerbate the physical and physiologic declines—including in the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and integumentary systems—brought on by the aging process. A number of long-term follow-up studies and many authors have documented the tendency for individuals with SCI to age...
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Accepting change is rarely easy. Many survivors choose to ignore the signals which indicate that a power chair would be appropriate for them. Picturing themselves in a power chair or admitting they might need one can be one of the most difficult adjustments for those with SCI. Physical therapists say there are three major issues that result in...
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Women who have a spinal cord injury (SCI) need to prepare for the future when thinking about health care. This article is from the Pushin' On Newsletter.
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Fact Sheets
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Most spinal cord injury survivors who are used to driving a car aren’t too excited about switching to a modified van. “They’re too big. They’re too expensive. They’re not very sporty or fun. They’re too hard to drive.” Sound like you? If so, you may have even more reasons not to switch. Yet, increasing hassles, pain and fatigue may be telling you otherwise.
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An article from UW Medicine
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