Paralyzed Veterans of America

A US veterans' service organization whose consumer guides translate the official SCI clinical practice guidelines into plain-language booklets on topics like autonomic dysreflexia, bladder, bowel, and skin care.

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18 resources

• Autonomic Dysreflexia: What You Should Know (opens in a new tab)

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  • Autonomic dysreflexia

  Primary clinical source for AD. Excellent red-flag and immediate response guidance.

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• Bladder Management Following Spinal Cord Injury: What You Should Know (opens in a new tab)

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  • Bladder management

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• Blood Clots: What You Should Know (opens in a new tab)

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  • Blood clots

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• Cardiometabolic Risk after Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)

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  • Cardiometabolic risk
  • Weight & nutrition
  • Exercise & fitness

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• Consumer Sexuality Guidelines 2012 (opens in a new tab)

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  • Sexuality
  • Fertility
  • Pregnancy

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• Depression: What You Should Know (opens in a new tab)

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  • Adjustment & depression
  • Mental health

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• Expected Outcomes Following Spinal Cord Injury: C1-3 (opens in a new tab)

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  • Expected outcomes — cervical

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• Expected Outcomes Following Spinal Cord Injury: C4 (opens in a new tab)

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  • Expected outcomes — cervical

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• Expected Outcomes Following Spinal Cord Injury: C5 (opens in a new tab)

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  • Expected outcomes — cervical

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• Expected Outcomes Following Spinal Cord Injury: C6 (opens in a new tab)

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  • Expected outcomes — cervical

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• Expected Outcomes Following Spinal Cord Injury: C7-8 (opens in a new tab)

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  • Expected outcomes — cervical

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• Expected Outcomes Following Spinal Cord Injury: L2-S5 (opens in a new tab)

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  • Expected outcomes — lumbar

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• Expected Outcomes Following Spinal Cord Injury: T1-9 (opens in a new tab)

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  • Expected outcomes — thoracic

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• Expected Outcomes Following Spinal Cord Injury: T10-L1 (opens in a new tab)

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  • Expected outcomes — thoracic
  • Expected outcomes — lumbar

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• Neurogenic Bowel: What You Should Know (opens in a new tab)

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  • Neurogenic bowel

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• Preservation of Upper Limb Function Following Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)

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  • Upper-limb preservation

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• Pressure Ulcers: What You Should Know (opens in a new tab)

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  • Pressure injuries
  • Skin care
  • Pressure relief

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• Respiratory Management Following Spinal Cord Injury: What You Should Know (opens in a new tab)

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  • Respiratory management
  • Long-term ventilation

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