SCIRE Community

A Canadian knowledge-translation project that distills the research evidence on spinal cord injury into plain-language community handouts, available in English, French, Greek, and other languages.

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• Abdominal Binders (opens in a new tab)

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  • Orthostatic hypotension
  • Respiratory management

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• Abdominal Binders Infographic: A Guide (opens in a new tab)

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  • Orthostatic hypotension
  • Respiratory management

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• Acupuncture (opens in a new tab)

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  • Chronic pain

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• Adapted Driving (opens in a new tab)

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  • Adaptive equipment
  • Community inclusion

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• Adapted Sports & Equipment (opens in a new tab)

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  • Adaptive sports & recreation
  • Adaptive equipment

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• Autonomic Dysreflexia (opens in a new tab)

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  • Autonomic dysreflexia

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• Baclofen (opens in a new tab)

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  • Spasticity

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• Bladder Changes After Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)

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  • Bladder management

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• Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training (opens in a new tab)

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  • Transfers & mobility
  • Exercise & fitness

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• Botulinum Toxin (opens in a new tab)

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  • Spasticity

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• Bowel Changes After Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)

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  • Neurogenic bowel

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• Breastfeeding Following Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)

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  • Pregnancy
  • Women's health

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• Cannabis (Marijuana) and Cannabinoids (opens in a new tab)

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  • Chronic pain
  • Spasticity

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• Community Stories: Experiences of Nerve Transfer Surgery (opens in a new tab)

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  • Peer support
  • Upper-limb preservation

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• Community Stories: John Cobb on Occupational Therapy (opens in a new tab)

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  • Peer support

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• Community Stories: Sam Sullivan on Everything (opens in a new tab)

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  • Peer support

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• Community Stories: Sherry Caves on Motherhood (opens in a new tab)

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  • Peer support
  • Parenting with SCI

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• Depression After Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)

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  • Adjustment & depression
  • Mental health

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• Dietary Fibre (opens in a new tab)

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  • Neurogenic bowel
  • Weight & nutrition

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• Emergency and Hospital Care (opens in a new tab)

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  • Emergency preparedness
  • Acute management

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• Epidural Stimulation (opens in a new tab)

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  • Stem-cell advances

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• Exercise Guidelines for SCI (opens in a new tab)

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  • Exercise & fitness

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• Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) (opens in a new tab)

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  • Exercise & fitness

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• Housing After Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)

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  • Transition to home
  • Community inclusion

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• Infectious Respiratory Conditions (opens in a new tab)

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  • Respiratory management

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• Inspiratory Muscle Training (opens in a new tab)

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  • Respiratory management

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• Length of Stay in SCI Rehabilitation (opens in a new tab)

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  • General SCI overview

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• Manual Wheelchairs (opens in a new tab)

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  • Adaptive equipment
  • Transfers & mobility

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• Nerve Transfer Surgery (opens in a new tab)

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  • Upper-limb preservation

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• Neuroprotection (opens in a new tab)

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  • Stem-cell advances
  • Acute management

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• Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)

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  • General SCI overview
  • Spinal cord syndromes

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• Orthostatic Hypotension (Postural Hypotension) (opens in a new tab)

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  • Orthostatic hypotension

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• Osteoporosis After Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)

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  • Bone health

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• Pain After Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)

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  • Chronic pain

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• Physical Activity After Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)

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  • Exercise & fitness

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• Powered Mobility Devices (opens in a new tab)

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  • Adaptive equipment
  • Transfers & mobility

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• Pregnancy (opens in a new tab)

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  • Pregnancy
  • Women's health

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• Pressure Injuries (opens in a new tab)

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  • Pressure injuries
  • Skin care
  • Pressure relief

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• Pressure Mapping (opens in a new tab)

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  • Pressure injuries
  • Adaptive equipment

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• Primary Care Provider, Working With Your (opens in a new tab)

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  • Self-advocacy
  • General SCI overview

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• Quality of Life (opens in a new tab)

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  • Mental health
  • Community inclusion

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• Respiratory Changes After Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)

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  • Respiratory management

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• Robotic Exoskeletons (opens in a new tab)

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  • Transfers & mobility
  • Stem-cell advances

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• SCIRE Community — Multilingual Patient Handouts (français) (opens in a new tab)

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  • Autonomic dysreflexia
  • Bladder management
  • Neurogenic bowel
  • Spasticity
  • Chronic pain
  • Pressure injuries
  • Sexuality
  • Fertility
  • Mental health
  • Adjustment & depression
  • Weight & nutrition
  • Respiratory management
  • Bone health
  • Transfers & mobility
  • Orthostatic hypotension

  ~48 official French-language handouts mirroring the English set. Direct /wp-content/uploads/ URLs follow identical naming pattern. See SCI-006.3 tasknote for live index roster.

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• SCIRE Community — Multilingual Patient Handouts (Ελληνικά) (opens in a new tab)

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  • Autonomic dysreflexia
  • Bladder management
  • Neurogenic bowel
  • Spasticity
  • Chronic pain
  • Pressure injuries
  • Sexuality
  • Fertility
  • Mental health
  • Adjustment & depression
  • Weight & nutrition
  • Respiratory management
  • Bone health
  • Transfers & mobility
  • Orthostatic hypotension

  ~48 official Greek-language (Ελληνικά) handouts. Direct /wp-content/uploads/ URLs follow identical naming pattern. See SCI-006.3 tasknote for live index roster.

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• Sexual Health After Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)

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  • Sexuality

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• Shoulder Injury and Pain After SCI (opens in a new tab)

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  • Upper-limb preservation
  • Chronic pain

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• Sleep Disordered Breathing After SCI (opens in a new tab)

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  • Respiratory management

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• Spasticity (opens in a new tab)

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  • Spasticity

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• Spinal Cord Anatomy (opens in a new tab)

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  • General SCI overview

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• Spinal Cord Injury Basics (opens in a new tab)

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  • General SCI overview

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• Stem Cells (opens in a new tab)

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  • Stem-cell advances

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• Supported Standing (opens in a new tab)

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  • Exercise & fitness
  • Bone health

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• The Microbiome in Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)

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  • Neurogenic bowel
  • Medical complications

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• Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) (opens in a new tab)

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  • Chronic pain

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• Travelling With a Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)

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  • Community inclusion

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• Understanding Rehabilitation (opens in a new tab)

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  • General SCI overview

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• Understanding Research Evidence (opens in a new tab)

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  • General SCI overview

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• Urinary Catheters (opens in a new tab)

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  • Bladder management

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• Urinary Tract Infections (opens in a new tab)

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  • Bladder management

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• Wheelchair Maintenance (opens in a new tab)

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  • Adaptive equipment

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• Wheelchair Propulsion Assist Devices (opens in a new tab)

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  • Adaptive equipment
  • Upper-limb preservation
  • Transfers & mobility

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• Wheelchair Provision (opens in a new tab)

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  • Adaptive equipment
  • Transfers & mobility

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• Wheelchair Seating (opens in a new tab)

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  • Adaptive equipment
  • Pressure injuries

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