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After your spinal cord injury (SCI), you may need a wheelchair. Moving from your wheelchair to other locations is known as a

The nerves in the area of a vertebra control specific parts of the body. For example, the 7th cervical nerve (C7) in the neck area

Vibrio vulnificusfood poisoning is caused by Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium that lives in warm seawater. The condition is rare

Doctors recommend lying on your left side. This takes advantage of the natural angle of the rectum and makes it easier to insert

Provides step-by-step instructions for inserting and removing a catheter.

Autonomic dysreflexia is a syndrome in which the blood pressure of a person with a spinal cord injury (SCI) suddenly goes very

What puts you at risk? You can get hospital-acquired pneumonia when you are in a hospital. You are more likely to get it if you

To do effective stretching exercises, hold each stretch for at least 15 to 30 seconds. Don't bounce while you stretch. Just relax

Night splints (braces) may be used to treat conditions such as Achilles tendinopathy and plantar fasciitis. The splint holds the

The Achilles tendon connects the calf muscle to the heel bone. The calf muscle is actually two muscles, the gastrocnemius muscle