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Primary Care and Spinal Cord Injury: Northwest Regional Spinal …

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Osteoporosis and spinal cord injury

WEBAbout 80% of individuals with chronic spinal cord injury have either osteopenia or osteoporosis. Bone loss is below the level of injury. Most loss is in the trabecular bone in …

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Protecting Your Shoulders and Staying Healthy After Spinal Cord …

WEBPositioning. Positioning is important, even while resting. Try to keep your shoulders in an “open position,” rotated out, as when you sit upright and squeeze your …

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Depression and Spinal Cord Injury

WEBUniversity of Washington-operated SCI Clinics: Harborview Medical Center. Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic. 325 9th Ave., Seattle WA 98104. Spinal Cord Injury Clinic nurses: 206 …

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Maintaining Oral Health After Spinal Cord Injury

WEBJohnson provides continuing education for the dental community in caring for medically complex patients and frequently consults with local dentists about special needs cases. …

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SCI in Children and Teens

WEBThere is a higher incidence of paraplegia than tetraplegia (quadriplegia) (65% vs. 35%) in kids under 12, which reverses to the typical adult ratio (45% vs. 54%) in teens. Kids age …

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SCI and the Risk for Heart Disease

WEBCardiovascular disease (CVD) is a broad term that includes many diseases affecting the heart and blood vessels. The most common form of CVD is the narrowing or blocking of …

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Maintaining Healthy Skin

WEBUniversity of Washington-operated SCI Clinics: Harborview Medical Center. Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic. 325 9th Ave., Seattle WA 98104. Spinal Cord Injury Clinic nurses: 206 …

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Fitness after SCI: How to Get Started

WEBBegin by doing it three to four times a week, then increase duration or intensity by 10% to 20% each week. Gradually add new activities. Consult a health care provider if you …

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Maintaining Healthy Skin

WEBUniversity of Washington-operated SCI Clinics: Harborview Medical Center. Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic. 325 9th Ave., Seattle WA 98104. Spinal Cord Injury Clinic nurses: 206 …

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Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know

WEBThe majority of adults in the United States take one or more dietary supplements either every day or occasionally. Today’s dietary supplements include vitamins, minerals, …

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Pressure Ulcers in Spinal Cord Injury

WEBAnother study of 800 veterans found that 62.4% of participants experienced pressure ulcers within one to 52 years after SCI. According to the 1998 National Spinal Cord Injury …

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Aging with a Spinal Cord Injury

WEBSCI Forum Report & Video Aging with a Spinal Cord Injury. Presented on June 9, 2009, by Rina Reyes, MD, Medical Director, UW Medicine SCI Rehabilitation Program and …

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Everyday Nutrition for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury

WEBAdults >51 years: 1200 mg/day. The best sources are in the diet (dairy products; dark, leafy green vegetables; tofu; canned salmon; calcium-fortified orange juice) rather than from …

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Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System

WEBUniversity of Washington-operated SCI Clinics: Harborview Medical Center. Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic. 325 9th Ave., Seattle WA 98104. Spinal Cord Injury Clinic nurses: 206 …

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine

WEBJune 14, 2005 - Complementary and alternative medicine ( CAM) includes a variety of health care treatment modalities that are not part of conventional medical practice. …

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Body Image and Wellness

WEBDefinitions of wellness include "exuberant well-being," "a chosen way of life," "feeling good," and "health," Warms said. "Wellness is not something you're born with, …

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Osteoporosis Nutrition Therapy

WEBThe amount of calcium will be listed on the label as a percentage. Multiply the percentage by 1,000 to figure out the milligrams of calcium in one serving. For example, if the …

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