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Topic Categories

Adjustment and Psychosocial Issues
Health and Medical Management Issues
Accessible Housing
Equipment, Adaptive Products and other Resources
SCI Research Activities at the UW
SCI Research: Model SCI Systems
SCI Recovery and Cure Research
Literature Reviews
People
Miscellaneous
Tips from the Wheel World (every issue starting in Spring 2013)

Adjustment and Psychosocial Issues

It Happened to Both of Us: Conversations with Couples (Spring 2013)
Living with SCI – Peers Show the Way (Fall 2010)
Depression after Spinal Cord Injury: Myths and Facts (Summer 2010)
In their own words: Stories and advice from people living with chronic SCI pain (Spring 2009)
The road back to school after SCI (Fall 2008)
What will my life be like after SCI? A video for newly injured patients and their families. (Fall 2008)
An Interesting Life (Spring 2008)
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

Spasticity and Spinal Cord Injury: Medical Management (2016)
Spasticity and Spinal Cord Injury: Real Life Stories (2016)
Swollen Feet and Legs: Edema in SCI (Spring 2015)
Chronic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury (Spring 2015)
The Use of Medical Marijuana to Manage Symptom Burden in Spinal Cord Injury Fall 2014
Osteoporosis and Fracture Management in SCI (Fall 2013)
Getting Your Zzz's: Sleep Problems and Sleep Apnea in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury (Spring 2013)
My Shoulder Hurts! My Wrist Aches! Upper Limb Pain in Spinal Cord Injury (Spring 2012)
Transitions Health and Wellness Program at UW and Harborview (Spring 2011)
Maintaining Oral Health After SCI (Spring 2010)
Be Active after SCI (Fall 2009)
Finding an Accessible Fitness Center (Fall 2009)
Accessibility: Frank's Story (Fall 2009)
Real Life Fitness (Fall 2009)
Get Going: Physical Activity and Exercise Resources (Fall 2009)
SCI and the Risk for Heart Disease (Summer 2009)
Aging with Spinal Cord Injury: Sleep Problems (Summer 2009)
Understanding Pain and Spinal Cord Injury (Spring 2009)
Pain and the Brain (Spring 2009)
In their own words: Stories and advice from people living with chronic SCI pain (Spring 2009)
Treating SCI pain: What the research says (Spring 2009)
Using Hypnosis for Spinal Cord Injury Pain Management (Spring 2008)
Universal Fitness after SCI (Winter 2008)
Advances in Treatment of Urological Conditions in the SCI Patient (Summer 2007)
From Ambien to Zanaflex: Making your Medications Work for You (Spring 2007)
Nutrition Guidelines for Individuals with SCI (Winter 2007)
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)

Accessible Housing

New remodel…new independence (Spring 2012)
Accessible and Affordable Housing - Is it out there? (Winter 2006)

Equipment, Adaptive Products, and other Resources

Tips from the Wheel World (every issue starting in Spring 2013)
Riding the Rails: Testing Sound Transit's Light Rail in a Wheelchair (Fall 2010)
Speech recognition software can change your life (Summer 2010)
Finding an Accessible Fitness Center (Fall 2009)
Get Going: Physical Activity and Exercise Resources (Fall 2009)
Choosing a Wheelchair (Summer 2008)
Choosing a Cell Phone That Works for You (Spring 2008)
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

UW Researchers Publish Landmark Study of Depression and SCI (Spring 2015)
Research Findings from the Northwest Regional SCI System (Summer 2013)
Funding Renewed for UW's Spinal Cord Injury Model System (Spring 2012)
New research from the SCI Model Systems (Spring 2011)
The PRISMS study (Project to Improve Symptoms and Mood after SCI) (Fall 2008)
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)
Improving SCI Care Across Cultures (Fall 2001)
Dip-Stick Testing for UTIs (Winter 2001)

SCI Research: Model SCI Systems

Research Findings from the Northwest Regional SCI System (Summer 2013)
SCI Research: What are the Model Systems doing? (Summer 2007)
SCI Statistics from the Model Systems (Winter 2004)

SCI Recovery and Cure Research

SCI Research and the Hope for Cure: Where Are We Today? (Summer 2013)
Working to Walk (W2W) 2008: A Day with SCI Cure Scientists (Summer 2008)
Experimental treatments for SCI: Watch out! (Winter 2008)

Literature Reviews

Abstracts of research articles from the medical literature.

People

Northwest Women Wheelers' Network (Summer 2010)
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

"I Saw It On The Internet!" Finding Reliable Health Information Online Fall 2013

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