[Scirehab-forum] SCI Forum News: SAVE THE DATE for the SCI Wellness Summit October 22, 2011

Dear SCI Forum Subscribers:

 

Instead of our usual SCI Forum evening program in October, the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System and the UW Medicine SCI Transitions and Wellness Program are joining forces to present the:

Spinal Cord Injury Wellness Summit

on

Saturday, October 22, 2011

from

1:00 to 4:00 pm.

at

University of Washington Medical Center

 

This event will offer presentations on staying healthy and living well with a spinal cord injury, with topics on pain, spasticity, weight management, sexual health and more. Individuals with SCI, family members, caregivers and health professionals are welcome to attend. The program is free.

 

Please save the date! Details about the program and how to register will be sent in a separate email later this month.

 

PLEASE NOTE: There will be no SCI Forum on the usual second Tuesday in October!

 

Thank you.

 

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Cynthia Salzman, MHA

Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington

Box 356490, Seattle, WA 98195-6490

Email: csalzman@uw.edu; Phone: 206-685-3999; FAX: 206-685-3244; Website: http://sci.washington.edu

 

[Scirehab-UW] New SCI Forum Video Available: Developing Neuroprosthetic Treatments for Spinal Cord Injury

Dear Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System Subscribers,

 

The SCI Forum presentation “Developing Neuroprosthetic Treatments for Spinal Cord Injury,” which took place on February 8, 2011 at the University of Washington Medical Center, is now available for viewing on our website at http://sci.washington.edu/info/forums/reports/research_moritz.asp.

Chet Moritz, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physiology & Biophysics at the University of Washington School of Medicine, conducts research in brain-computer interfaces and neuroprosthetic technology. The goal of his research is to develop systems that can bypass damaged areas of the spinal cord and restore voluntary control of movement to paralyzed muscles. His research uses a combination of animal and human studies. In this presentation, Dr. Moritz summarizes the state of the art in this field and describes his study using brain activity to control Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) to stimulate the muscles of a paralyzed wrist. In addition to direct muscle stimulation, another promising approach is intraspinal stimulation. This technique was nearing its first clinical trial at the time of this talk. Dr. Moritz explains intraspinal stimulation and his work generating movements of the hand and arm.

Please give us your feedback after watching the video. Just click the "two-minute survey" link on the forum page, or go to https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/csalzman/26614.

 

We have more than 25 videos on a variety of SCI-related topics that you can watch online at http://sci.washington.edu/info/forums/forum_videos.asp.

  

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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 and Information Group Thursday August 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, August 18, from 12:30 to 1:30 pm

·         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

 

 

[Scirehab-forum] Support and Information Group Thursday July 21

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, July 21 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm

·         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

 

 

FW: [Scirehab-UW] New SCI Forum video available for watching online

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The SCI Forum Art and Music Therapy in Rehab and Beyond, which took place on November 9, 2010 at Seattle Children's Hospital, is now available on our website as streaming video at http://sci.washington.edu/info/forums/reports/art_music_tx-2011.asp. Find out how art and music can support your rehabilitation and enhance your life at any age from two creative arts therapists and a mouth-painter with a spinal cord injury.

 

[Scirehab-forum] Reminder: SCI Forum June 14 - Door prizes and more!

Hello SCI Forum subscribers,

 

Don’t forget to come to the SCI Forum “Community Mobility: Getting Where You Want to Go” taking place this Tuesday, June 14 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM at the UW Medical Center Cafeteria Conference Rooms.

 

·         Find out what you need to know about getting around the Puget Sound area using accessible transportation options from Jodi Connolly of Harborview’s “Getting there” Transportation Resource Center and Amanda Bryant of First Transit.

 

·         Door prizes: Free Orca cards, bus passes, reflectors, and reflector tape. Plus maps, schedules, guides and other important information.

 

·         Learn tips for getting the most out of different transit options from “consumer experts”—seasoned transit users with spinal cord injuries.

 

·         Get accessible transportation resources and download related documents at http://sci.washington.edu/info/forums/reports/transportation_2011.asp.

 

·         Go to http://sci.washington.edu/info/forums/schedule.asp for directions to the Forum.

 

·         Parking fees will be reimbursed! Pay cash ($6) when you enter the S-1 parking garage behind the UW Medical Center and we will give you a coupon for a full refund when exiting the garage. Parking reimbursement is made possible by a generous gift from Ernie Franz.

 

·         Download the printable flyer at http://sci.washington.edu/info/forums/6-11%20flyer.pdf.

 

·         Questions? Contact Cynthia Salzman, 206-685-3999 or csalzman@uw.edu.

 

 

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Cynthia Salzman, MHA

Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington

Box 356490, Seattle, WA 98195-6490

Email: csalzman@uw.edu; Phone: 206-685-3999; FAX: 206-685-3244; Website: http://sci.washington.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Scirehab-UW] SCI Update newsletter Spring 2011

Dear Subscribers,

 

The Spring 2011 issue of the SCI Update newsletter has been posted on our website at:

http://sci.washington.edu/info/newsletters/11_spring.asp.

 

Contents:

 

·         Transitions program paves way to independence, quality of life
Find out about the new SCI Transitions Health Maintenance and Wellness Program at both UW and Harborview Medical Centers that is helping newly injured patients transition into community participation and independence.

·         June 25th golf fundraiser will support Transitions
Friends of Brian Moore, who sustained a spinal cord injury in August 2010, are organizing a golf tournament in his honor to raise funds for the UW Medicine's new Transitions program.

 

·         New research from the SCI Model Systems
Read the latest research findings from the 14 federally funded SCI Model Systems from around the U.S., including SCI researchers here at the University of Washington.

 

·         Literature Review: 12 abstracts of medical journal articles on SCI topics
Read about recent research findings in pain, skin care, weight management and other topics related to spinal cord injury.

 

·         Download a printer-friendly version of this newsletter (1.29MB PDF)

·         SCI Forum reports and videos you may have missed:

o   Management of pain in spinal cord injury

o   Intrathecal baclofen therapy for spasticity

o   Urinary problems after spinal cord injury

 

·         Read articles from past newsletters in our newsletter articles Archive.

 

·         Participate in research
Opportunities for individuals with SCI to participate in UW research studies, including a new study of exercise and mood in persons with MS or SCI.

 

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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