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Listing: Spinal Cord Injury Resources - SCI

People with Spinal Cord Injury SCI can learn more, find support, and financial assistance within this list of resources.

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Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation - Resource Center

This foundation promotes the health and well-being of people living with spinal cord injury, paralysis and mobility impairment by providing comprehensive information, resources and referral services.

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Spinal Cord Injury Complications: Orthostatic Hypotension

Orthostatic or postural hypotension is a sudden drop in blood pressure caused by moving from a lying to a sitting or standing position. It often occurs after spending a long time in bed and then suddenly getting up.

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Spinal Cord Injury Complications: Temperature Regulation

Problems with temperature regulation happen in people with cervical and high thoracic spinal cord injuries. Body temperature may

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Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center MSKTC

Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC), is a national center that helps facilitate the knowledge translation process to make research meaningful to those with Spinal Cord Injury SCI - Traumatic Brain Injury TBI and Burn Injury.

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Neurogenic Heterotopic Ossification

Neurogenic heterotopic ossification (NHO) is a disorder of aberrant bone formation affecting one in five patients sustaining a spinal cord injury or traumatic brain injury.

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Spasticity

Spasticity is a term used to describe abnormal involuntary tightening of muscles that either occurs spontaneously or when the body is stimulated in

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