MSKTC
A US federally funded center that turns SCI Model Systems research into easy-to-read factsheets — a large library of evidence-based handouts on secondary health conditions after spinal cord injury.
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43 resources
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A Guide to Inpatient Rehabilitation Services for People With SCI (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- General SCI overview
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Adaptive Sports and Recreation (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Adaptive sports & recreation
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Adjusting to Life after Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Adjustment & depression
- Mental health
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Aging With a Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Aging with SCI
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Anxiety and Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Mental health
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Areas at High Risk of Developing Pressure Sores (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Pressure injuries
- Skin care
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Autonomic Dysreflexia (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet 🚨 Emergency
- Autonomic dysreflexia
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Bladder Management Options Following SCI (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Bladder management
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Bone Loss After Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Bone health
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Bowel Function After Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Neurogenic bowel
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Building Skin Tolerance for Pressure (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Pressure injuries
- Skin care
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Causes and Risks of Pressure Sores (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Pressure injuries
- Skin care
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Depression and Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Adjustment & depression
- Mental health
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Driving After Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Adaptive equipment
- Community inclusion
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Employment after Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Employment
- Vocational rehabilitation
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Exercise After Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Exercise & fitness
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Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) for SCI (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Exercise & fitness
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Getting the Right Wheelchair: What the SCI Consumer Needs to Know (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Adaptive equipment
- Transfers & mobility
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How to Do Pressure Reliefs (Weight Shifts) (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Pressure relief
- Pressure injuries
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Maintenance Guide for Users of Manual and Power Wheelchairs (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Adaptive equipment
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MSKTC SCI Factsheet Booklet (English) (opens in a new tab)
Booklet
- General SCI overview
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Nutrition and Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Weight & nutrition
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Opioids and Your Health (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Chronic pain
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Pain after SCI: Activity Modification for Musculoskeletal Pain (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Chronic pain
- Upper-limb preservation
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Pain after Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Chronic pain
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Personal Care Attendants and Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Family & caregivers
- Self-care
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Mental health
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Pregnancy and Women with Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Pregnancy
- Women's health
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Preventing Pressure Sores (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Pressure injuries
- Skin care
- Pressure relief
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Recognizing and Treating Pressure Sores (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Pressure injuries
- Skin care
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Respiratory Health and Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Respiratory management
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Robotic Exoskeletons for Overground Walking for People With SCI (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Transfers & mobility
- Stem-cell advances
- Adaptive equipment
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Safe Transfer Technique (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Transfers & mobility
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Sexuality & Sexual Functioning After SCI (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Sexuality
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Spasticity and Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Spasticity
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Surgical Alternatives for Bladder Management Following SCI (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Bladder management
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Surgical and Reconstructive Treatment of Pressure Injuries (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Pressure injuries
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The Manual Wheelchair: What the SCI Consumer Needs to Know (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Adaptive equipment
- Transfers & mobility
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The Power Wheelchair: What the SCI Consumer Needs to Know (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Adaptive equipment
- Transfers & mobility
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Understanding Spinal Cord Injury: Part 1 — The Body Before and After Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- General SCI overview
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Understanding Spinal Cord Injury: Part 2 — Recovery and Rehabilitation (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- General SCI overview
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Urinary Tract Infection and Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Bladder management
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Walking After Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
Factsheet
- Transfers & mobility
- Exercise & fitness
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