Good Info

There are lots of resources out there and we don't want to overwhelm you, so here are a few of our favorites.

ONLINE TOOLS

• Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation: christopherreeve.org

  • We are dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by advancing innovative research and improving quality of life for individuals and families impacted by paralysis.

  • Patient Education Booklets

• Online Video Mentoring: SPINALpedia.com

  •  an online video mentoring platform made by the paralysis community for the paralysis community.  SPINALpedia has over 14,000 paralysis related videos that are searchable via physical functionality and or through detailed categories. The motto of SPINALpedia is "See it, Believe it, Do it – The Power of Experience!" 

Resources

• NextStep Brochure

• Paralysis Resource Guide

• Nutrition Guide

• Caretaker Guide

Research 

• Altering Spinal Cord Excitability

• Assessment of Functional Improvement

• Basic Concepts of Activity-Based Interventions

• Epidural Stimulation Study

• Establishing the NeuroRecovery Network

• Exercise Prescription and SCI

• Gait Quality Improves with Locomotor Therapy

• Human Lumbosacral Spinal Cord Interprets Loading During Stepping

• Intro to NRN Community Fitness and Wellness

• Locomotor Therapy Improves Respiratory Motor Function for Chronic SCI

• Locomotor Training as a Treatment of SCI

• Long Term Exercise and SCI

• Longitudinal Patterns of Functional Recovery

• Exercise Participation in Individuals with SCI: Effects on Quality of Life, Stress and Pain

• Motor Unit Recruitment when NMES is Applied

• The Human Spinal Cord Interprets During Stepping