Cholesterol
So you’ve heard cholesterol is bad. Don’t eat red meat. Eat more fish. Stay away from eggs. Don’t eat fat. Exercise a lot. Maybe...
Understanding Those Medical & Research Articles
Ever have trouble making sense out of articles in medical, scientific, and research magazines? This brochure will give you some pointers as you try...
Smoking
You already know that a spinal cord injury causes an Impairment of the muscles involved in breathing  the higher the injury, the greater...
Switching to a Power Wheelchair
For many SCI survivors, recapturing independence is your single most significant achievement. You view any concessions to that independence  accepting more help, using...
Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, accounting for more than 30% of all of their cancers. While spinal cord injury itself...
Finding the Information You Need
Everywhere you look these days there is health information - in Readers Digest, in Good Housekeeping, in Men's Health, in the magazine that comes...
Spirituality
Because spinal cord injury can be a life changing event, your whole way of life - including your spirituality -- is challenged. You may...
Bowel Problems
As a children’s book says, "Everyone poops." Although you may not talk about it or even think about it much, it’s important to your...
You And Your Doctor: Rights and Responsibilities
Everywhere you look these days there is health information - in Readers Digest, in Good Housekeeping, in Men's Health, in the magazine that comes...
Understanding and Managing Stress
It could be a traffic jam, or a busy airport. It could be at school or on the job. Wherever your look, you can...
