Collaborator Fabiana Faleiros PhD., a Professor of Nursing at the University of Sao Paulo- Ribeirao Preto, published an article in 2023 issue of the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine about the impact of spinal cord injury (SCI) in Brazil : “In Brazil, information on people with SCI remains scarce, with difficulty in searching for recent data
Denise G Tate PhD, Professor from Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Michigan and Global Reach Brazil Platform Leader, Daniel Rubio MD from the University of Sao Paulo Medical School and Hospital das Clinicas, and Gianna Rodriguez MD, Clinical Professor of PM&R and Director of Spinal Cord
This is our final newsletter . It provides an overall perspective on what we learned about decision making related to bowel and bladder complications.
Read Volume 1, Issue 3 of our newsletter (PDF) . In the July issue of our newsletter, we discussed factors influencing decision making related to bladder and bowel problems. In August's publication
Read Volume 1, Issue 2 of our newsletter (PDF) to discover articles about the process of decision making itself; and an interview with a man who has lived many years with SCI and is an experienced peer
The Department of PM&R is thrilled to announce that we, in partnership with Mary Free Bed, has been awarded a Spinal Cord Injury Model System (SCIMS) Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). Tremendous congratulations to Dr. Michelle Meade, Principal Investigator, as well as
Special Tree Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program is excited to announce that their SCI Mobility + Recreation Expo will be held on Wednesday, August 25th, 2021. Attendees can explore exhibits, see adaptive sports demos, and find resources for living with spinal cord injury.
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Dr. Denise Tate, Dr. Carrie Pilarski, and Tom Hoatlin recently presented at the European Spinal Psychologist Association (ESPA) conference. Watch their presentations below!
The National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC) recently released a new data sheet called "Spinal Cord Injury Facts and Figures at a Glance".
The Kelly Brush Foundation is currently accepting applications from people with Spinal Cord Injuries.
We are thankful for all veterans with SCI for their service to our nation and wish to express our gratitude for their support for our work and research on spinal cord injury throughout the years.
This fact sheet was developed in October 2015 and tells you about resources and steps you can take to help you return to driving after your spinal cord injury (SCI).
The International Spinal Cord Society promotes the highest standard of care in the practice of spinal cord injury (SCI) for men, women and children throughout the world. The society includes clinicians and scientists from 87 countries who meet together once a year to discuss progress in treating spinal cord injury and related conditions.
This article explains barriers faced by disabled people in obtaining access to healthcare, including lifesaving treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ableism can affect quality of life determinations and result in discriminatory behavior, unfairly costing disabled lives. Psychologists are positioned to advocate for social justice alongside
