SCI Fact Sheets

These 1-2 page Fact Sheets were developed as concise resources for SCI clinicians. They may also be appropriate for selected individuals with SCI. 

Adaptive Sports

• Adaptive Sport Participation after SCI (2021)

Aging with SCI

• Aging After SCI

• Psychological Adjustment to Aging with SCI

Autonomic Dysreflexia

• Autonomic Dysreflexia

Bone Mineral Density

Bowel and Bladder

• Bowel Management After SCI: An Overview (2021)

• Bowel Management After SCI: Nutrition, Exercise, and Therapeutic Intervention (2021)

• Anatomy and Physiology of the Urinary Tract (2021)

• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Prevention (2022)

Cardiovascular Disease

• Cardiometabolic Disease and SCI: Overview (2021)

• Cardiometabolic Disease and SCI: Management (2021)

• Cardiovascular Disease Management After SCI

• Hypertension and SCI (2021)

Letter of Medical Necessity

• Letter of Medical Necessity and Supporting Documents in SCI (2021)

Neuroplasticity

• Neuroplasticity of Motor Pathways (2021)

Nutrition

• Nutrition After SCI:  An Overview (2021)
  
  
• SCI and Weight Control (2021)

• SCI and Obesity (2021)

Orthostatic Hypotension

• Orthostatic Hypotension (2021)

Pain

• Pain and Spinal Cord Injury (2021)


• Classification of Pain in SCI (2021)

Physical Activity

• Physical Activity and SCI: Overview (2021)

• Physical Activity and SCI: Barriers (2021)

• Physical Activity and SCI: Exercise Guidelines (2021)

Reproductive System

SCI Syndromes

• Anterior Cord Syndrome (2022)

• Brown-Sequard Syndrome: Overview (2022)

• Central Cord Syndrome: Overview (2021)

• Cauda Equina Syndrome (2022) 

Shoulder

• Shoulder Health after SCI: Overview

• Shoulder Health after SCI: PT Examination

• Shoulder Health after SCI: PT Intervention

• Shoulder Health after SCI: Prevention and Medical Intervention

• Shoulder Preservation: Overview

• Shoulder Preservation: Bed Positioning/Bed Mobility

• Shoulder Preservation: Wheelchair Mobility & Reaching

• Shoulder Preservation: Transfers

• Shoulder Preservation: Ambulation

Skin

• Integumentary Changes after SCI (2021)

Wheelchair Mobility

• Wheelchair Accessibility

• Wheelchair Cushions

• Power Wheelchairs: Features and Accessories

• Power Wheelchairs: Alternative Drive Controls

• Wheelchair Fit: Part 1

• Wheelchair Fit: Part 2

• Dependent Curb Negotiation

• Advanced Skills: Wheelies

• Advanced Skills: Independent Curb Negotiation

The SCI SIG plans to develop more on additional SCI related topics.  If anyone is interested in helping with Fact Sheet development, or has a topic of interest they would like to see covered in a future Fact Sheet, please contact us at anptscisig@gmail.com. Additional information about Fact Sheet development is available here.