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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Spinal cord injury SCI

Spinal cord injury information and advice. Every year, over 1,000 people sustain a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), and there are thought to be 40,000 people living with SCI in the UK alone.Spinal cord injury can occur from many causes.
The degree of paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury depends on which part of the spinal cord is injured. Spinal injury higher up (closer to the head) cause more paralysis than those lower down the spinal cord. Find quadriplegic, tetraplegic and paraplegic rehabilitation details and programmes plus information on conditions, injury levels and related facts.

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Set up in 1974 in order to support people with spinal cord injury SCI.
Provides assessment and treatment of spinal deformity in scoliosis for children across Yorkshire. The YCSF also invests in spinal research looking at both the physical and psychological effects of spinal deformity.
Personal account of life as a tetraplegic. Contains community message boards, interactive chat and support as well as informative facts on dogs for the disabled.
Housed at the Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital in Aylesbury, provides patient centred multidisciplinary rehabilitation programmes and expertise to help patients return to maximum independence following illness or spinal injury.
A leading UK charity funding medical research for treatment of paralysis caused by a broken back or neck. Includes FAQ, news and how to donate.
Quadriplegic facts and personal spinal injury stories from Penn a 38 yrs old Brixham UK wheelchair user.
A UK charity helping those paralysed by a spinal cord injury and supporting the development of curative treatments. Includes an image gallery, events details and how to help.
National voluntary organisation concerned with new and long-term spinal cord injured people, their relatives and friends, along with those involved in the management, care and rehabilitation of the injury.
Provides one-to-one, 24 hour, live-in care services for people with spinal cord injuries. View the care options offered with FAQ and details of their training. Owned and run by a spinal cord injured person that understands your needs.