Patient Education Information

Spinalcord Injury Information Network - A number of fact sheets can be obtained from this site.

Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center - A vast amount of information is on this site, helping to explain basic anatomy, physiology, and the complications resulting from a spinal cord injury.

Adjustment to Spinal Cord Injury - The University of Alabama at Birmingham offers these hints on how to cope.

Bladder Management and Taking Care of Your Bowels--The Basics - The University of Washington, Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine offers this information.

Living with Spinal Cord Injury - The American Occupational Therapy Association explains how to best cope with the physical problems of spinal cord injuries.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Spinal Cord Injury Information Page - The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) conducts and supports research on brain and nervous system disorders. This site will provide a list of organizations as well as links to related NINDS publications.

Paralysis Resource Center - The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) promotes the health and well-being of people living with a spinal cord injury, mobility impairment and paralysis by providing comprehensive information, resources and referral services.

Rehab Tip Sheets - These tip sheets offer rehabilitation care providers and consumer caregivers step-by-step instructions and photo illustration on performing common activities.

RehabTeamSite Glossary of Terms - The RehabTeamSite is a component of PoinTIS (Point-of-care, Team-based, Information System), which was developed by the Louis Calder Memorial Library and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at the Unversity of Miami School of Medicine and by Pinecrest Rehabilitation Hospital. This site will provide a glossary of terms used in spinal cord injuries.

Spinal Cord and Injury - The Cleveland Clinic offers this information.

Spinal Cord Injury - The Mayo Clinic covers all aspects of spinal cord injury at this part of their site.

Spinal Cord Injuries in Children - The Children's Hospital Boston offers this information.

Spinal Injury: First Aid - The Mayo Clinic also describes what to do (and not to do) if you suspect someone has injured their spinal cord.