SCI Update Articles
Selected articles from past issues of our SCI Update newsletter.
Contents
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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 Publications by UW faculty
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Research and Reports from the Model SCI Systems
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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 03)
- Depression and Spinal Cord Injury (Summer 01)
- Alcohol Abuse and SCI (Summer 96)
Health and Medical Management Issues
- Hydrophilic catheters for prevention of UTIs (Summer 06)
- Pressure ulcer treatment (Fall 05)
- Arm and Shoulder Pain in SCI (Spring 05)
- SCI in Children and Teens (Winter 05)
- Fitness After SCI: How to Get Started (Fall 04)
- Preventing UTIs through Patient Education (Fall 02)
- New Findings in Pressure Ulcer Treatment and Prevention (Spring 02)
- Pain and Spinal Cord Injury: Causes and Treatments (Summer 01)
- Sleep Apnea Syndrome in SCI (Winter 01)
- Post-Traumatic Syringomyelia (Fall 98)
Equipment, Adaptive Products, and other Resources
- Accessible and Affordable Housing - Is it out there? (Winter 06)
- SCI Peers-Making a Difference (Winter 05)
- Assistive Technology for Computer Access:
Who needs it? How do you get it? (Spring 04) - Choosing a Wheelchair (Summer 03)
- Body-Weight-Supported Treadmill Training for SCI (Spring 03)
- New Driving Technology for People with SCI (Fall 02)
- Rover in Rehab : Therapy dogs work with SCI patients at University of Washington Medical Center and Harborview (Spring 02)
- Cross Cultural Health Care Resources (Fall 01)
SCI Research Activities at the UW
- Module Project: How Patients Adapt to SCI (Winter 2007)
- New Grant Funds Model System (Winter 2007)
- Arm and Shoulder Pain in SCI (Spring 05)
- Treating SCI Pain with Relaxation and Hypnosis: A UW Study (Winter 04)
- NWRSCIS Research Projects Progress Report (Summer 03)
- NWRSCIS Researchers Win Awards (Fall 04)
- Why does everyone want my autograph? Understanding the new HIPAA forms. (Fall 04)
- Improving SCI Care Across Cultures (Fall 01)
- Dip-Stick Testing for UTIs (Winter 01)
- How Close is a Cure for SCI? An Interview with Wise Young, MD: Part 1 (Summer 98)
- How Close is a Cure for SCI? An Interview with Wise Young, MD: Part 2
(Fall 98)
SCI Publications by UW faculty
- Recent SCI-Related Publications by UW Faculty (Summer 06)
- Recent SCI-Related publications by UW Faculty (Winter 05)
- Recent SCI Related Publications by UW Faculty: Year Three (Winter 04)
Reports and Research from the Model SCI Systems
- The Prevalence and Implications of Sleep Apnea in Acute, Traumatic Tetraplegia (Winter 06)
- Two UW Investigators Report on Secondary Complications after SCI (Spring 04)
- SCI Statistics from the Model Systems (Winter 04)
Literature Reviews
- 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
- Taking Charge after SCI (Spring 2007)
- Portrait of a Volunteer (Winter 2007)
- Life After SCI (Summer 2006)
- Leadership Change at NWRSCIS (Winter 06)
- Recreation therapist wins national award (Spring 05)
- Dr. Cardenas Elected to the Institute of Medicine (Winter 05)
- Dancing on Wheels: Profile of Charlene Curtiss (Fall 97)
Miscellaneous
- Disaster Preparedness
- Emergency Preparedness Resources (Fall 05)
- UW emergency medical team responds to Katrina (Fall 05)
- SCI Care in Turkey (Spring 05)
- Poem: Welcome Home (Spring 04)



