SCI Update Articles Archive
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Topic Categories
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Adjustment and Psychosocial Issues
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Health and Medical Management Issues
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Equipment, Adaptive Products and other Resources
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SCI Research Activities at the UW
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SCI Research: Model SCI Systems
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SCI Recovery and Cure Research
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Literature Reviews
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People
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Miscellaneous
Adjustment and Psychosocial Issues
- Taking Charge after SCI (Spring 2007)
- Depression and SCI (Winter 2007)
- Life After SCI (Summer 2006)
- Alcohol and Your Health After SCI (Spring 2003)
- Depression and Spinal Cord Injury (Summer 2001)
- Alcohol Abuse and SCI (Summer 1996)
Health and Medical Management Issues
- Hydrophilic catheters for prevention of UTIs (Summer 2006)
- Pressure ulcer treatment (Fall 2005)
- Arm and Shoulder Pain in SCI (Spring 2005)
- SCI in Children and Teens (Winter 2005)
- Fitness After SCI: How to Get Started (Fall 2004)
- Preventing UTIs through Patient Education (Fall 2002)
- New Findings in Pressure Ulcer Treatment and Prevention (Spring 2002)
- Pain and Spinal Cord Injury: Causes and Treatments (Summer 2001)
- Sleep Apnea Syndrome in SCI (Winter 2001)
- Post-Traumatic Syringomyelia (Fall 1998)
Equipment, Adaptive Products, and other Resources
- Choosing a Cell Phone That Works for You (Spring 2008)
- Accessible and Affordable Housing - Is it out there? (Winter 2006)
- SCI Peers-Making a Difference (Winter 2005)
- Assistive Technology for Computer Access: Who needs it? How do you get it? (Spring 2004)
- Choosing a Wheelchair (Summer 2003)
- Body-Weight-Supported Treadmill Training for SCI (Spring 2003)
- New Driving Technology for People with SCI (Fall 2002)
- Rover in Rehab : Therapy dogs work with SCI patients at University of Washington Medical Center and Harborview (Spring 2002)
- Cross Cultural Health Care Resources (Fall 2001)
SCI Research at the UW
- Recent SCI-Related Publications by UW Faculty (Summer 2007)
- Module Project: How Patients Adapt to SCI (Winter 2007)
- New Grant Funds Model System (Winter 2007)
- Recent SCI-Related Publications by UW Faculty (Summer 2006)
- The Prevalence and Implications of Sleep Apnea in Acute, Traumatic Tetraplegia (Winter 2006)
- Recent SCI-Related publications by UW Faculty (Winter 2005)
- Arm and Shoulder Pain in SCI (Spring 2005)
- Treating SCI Pain with Relaxation and Hypnosis: A UW Study (Winter 2004)
- Recent SCI Related Publications by UW Faculty (Winter 2004)
- Two UW Investigators Report on Secondary Complications after SCI (Spring 2004)
- NWRSCIS Researchers Win Awards (Fall 2004)
- Why does everyone want my autograph? Understanding the new HIPAA forms. (Fall 2004)
- NWRSCIS Research Projects Progress Report (Summer 2003)
- Improving SCI Care Across Cultures (Fall 2001)
- Dip-Stick Testing for UTIs (Winter 2001)
SCI Research: Model SCI Systems
- SCI Research: What are the Model Systems doing? (Summer 2007)
- SCI Statistics from the Model Systems (Winter 2004)
SCI Recovery and Cure Research
- Experimental treatments for SCI: Watch out! (Winter 2008)
- How Close is a Cure for SCI? An Interview with Wise Young, MD: Part 1 (Summer 1998)
- How Close is a Cure for SCI? An Interview with Wise Young, MD: Part 2 (Fall 1998)
Literature Reviews
Abstracts of research articles from the medical literature.
- Winter 2008
- Summer 2007
- Spring 2007
- Winter 2007
- Summer 2006
- Winter 2006
- Fall 2005
- Spring 2005
- Winter 2005
- Fall 2004
- Spring 2004
- Winter 2004
- Summer 2003
- Spring 2003
People
- An Interesting Life: Profile of a Young Man with C-5 Quadriplegia (Spring 2008)
- Building a Life after Teenage SCI (Winter 2008)
- Taking Charge after SCI (Spring 2007)
- Portrait of a Volunteer (Winter 2007)
- Life After SCI (Summer 2006)
- Leadership Change at NWRSCIS (Winter 2006)
- Recreation therapist wins national award (Spring 2005)
- Dr. Cardenas Elected to the Institute of Medicine (Winter 2005)
- Dancing on Wheels: Profile of Charlene Curtiss (Fall 1997)
Miscellaneous
- Craig H. Heilsen Foundation award funds streaming videos (Summer 2007)
- Disaster Preparedness
- Emergency Preparedness Resources (Fall 2005)
- UW emergency medical team responds to Katrina (Fall 2005)
- SCI Care in Turkey (Spring 2005)
- SCI Statistics from the Model Systems (Winter 2004)
- Poem: Welcome Home (Spring 2004)