[Scirehab-UW] SCI Update Newsletter Fall 2010

Dear Subscribers:

 

The Fall 2010 issue of the Spinal Cord Injury Update newsletter has been posted on the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System's website at: http://sci.washington.edu/info/newsletters/10_fall.asp

 

Contents:

• Living with SCI – Peers Show the Way
  SCI peer mentors at the University of Washington are vivid examples to newly injured SCI patients that a meaningful life is still possible after spinal cord injury.

• Riding the Rails: Testing Sound Transit's Light Rail in a Wheelchair
  The Seattle author, who has C5-6 tetraplegia, reports on the accessibility of Sound Transit's Light Rail system and provides tips for riding from Seattle to SeaTac Airport.

• Northwest Women Wheelers' Network
  Five years ago two Seattle women started a support network for women with SCI. Now nearly 60 strong, the group includes diverse group of women with mobility impairments (SCI, MS, spina bifida, and other disabilities) who share information and support through online networking and occasional in-person gatherings. Read an interview with one of the group's founders, Anne Bostwick.

• Literature Review: 15 abstracts of medical journal articles on SCI topics
  Read about recent research findings in cardiovascular health, sexual function, stem cell treatments and other topics related to spinal cord injury.

• Download a printer-friendly version of this newsletter (616 KB PDF)

• Read articles from past newsletters in our Articles Archive.

• Did you see these SCI Forum Videos and Reports?
• Survive, Subsist, Succeed: Spinal Cord Injury Outcomes, by Dr. John D. Steeves
• Intrathecal Baclofen for Spasticity Management, by Dr. Rina Reyes
• Management of Urinary Problems Caused by Spinal Cord Injury, by Dr. Stephen Burns
• Aging with a Spinal Cord Injury, by Dr. Rina Reyes
• SCI Forum Archives:
• List of SCI Forum streaming videos
• List of SCI Forum reports

§  Participate in research
Opportunities for individuals with SCI to participate in UW research studies.

 

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Cynthia Salzman, MHA
Public Information Specialist
Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Washington, Box 356490, Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: 206-685-3999; Fax: 206-685-3244
csalzman@uw.edu

 

[Scirehab-forum] Spinal Cord Injury Support & Information Group Meets Thursday, November 18

Individuals with spinal cord injuries and their family members and caregivers are invited to attend the next Spinal Cord Injury Support and Information Group, which will take place Thursday, November 18, from 12:30 to 1:30 pm at Harborview Medical Center (4-West Patient & Family Room, across from the nurses' station). 

 

This is not a therapy group, but rather an opportunity to share stories and experiences, ask questions and get real-life answers. You can also just listen to fellow members of the spinal cord injury community.

 

Monthly Meetings at Harborview Medical Center:

 

·         3rd Thursday of each month

·         12:30 to 1:30 pm

·         4-West Patient & Family Room (across from the nurses' station) 

 

 For questions or information, please call 206-616-8568