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Christopher
Reeve:
"I want to knock down the barriers to spinal cord injury research that
our government erected last year. I want to tell more Americans that
they can change their lives if they never give up hope. I realize these are
some lofty goals. But if this year has taught us anything, it’s that nothing
is impossible."
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| Publicity |
Christopher Reeve made a
return to the Superman legend recently on the WB's hit TV show "Smallville".
He played Dr. Schwann, a brilliant scientist who gives the young Superman
keys to his future. Following the episode, Reeve and Welling sent out
a message to audiences to support CRPF. |
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Life
after a spinal cord injury can be as enjoyable and productive as any
non-disabled person. A persons potential is only limited by their
determination. But there are physical and sometimes psychological
issues that come with a spinal cord injury that cannot be ignored,
your health and quality of life depend on it.
| Pressure
sores |
A
pressure sore is any redness or break in the skin caused by
too much pressure on your skin for too long a period of
time. The pressure prevents blood from getting to your skin
so the skin dies... |
| Smoking
and SCI |
For
SCI survivors who smoke there's even more bad news and more
ill health effects than those cited for the general
population. Specifically, there is an increased incidence of
skin sores, a decreased ability to heal following skin
surgeries, and a greater likelihood of atelectasis
(collapsed lung) |
| Bladder
care and management |
The
body's urinary system has three major functions. It makes
urine in the kidneys; stores urine in the bladder; and
removes urine from the body through the urethra... |
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The
Consortium Steering Committee established a guideline
development panel to make recommendations on how best to
prevent and treat autonomic dysreflexia because of its
life-threatening nature. Click the link to the left to
download the brochure. The brochure is in PDF format, if you
have any trouble viewing it, download the latest version of Adobe
Acrobat |
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Cord Injury [dot] net |
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