Wednesday 26th September is National Fitness Day. This is a chance to highlight the role physical activity plays across the UK, helping raise awareness of its importance in helping us lead healthier and active lifestyles.….
26 September 2018 Read moreWednesday 26th September is National Fitness Day. This is a chance to highlight the role physical activity plays across the UK, helping raise awareness of its importance in helping us lead healthier and active lifestyles.….
Read moreAlthough there are many different types of paralysis, these can be broadly categorised into five main types: monoplegia, hemiplegia, paraplegia and quadriplegia/ Monoplegia Monoplegia is where one area of the body is paralysed. Usually, the….
Read moreThe Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence (SCIRE) project in Canada has published a raft o useful information on osteoporosis after a spinal cord injury (SCI). This blog post highlights the key points. Osteoporosis is a condition….
Read moreAccording to evidence collected by the Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence (SCIRE) project in Canada, pain is common after a spinal cord injury (SCI). Pain can be very distressing and can get in the way….
Read moreEvidence collected by the Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence (SCIRE) project in Canada highlights that spasticity is a common symptom of a spinal cord injury (SCI). But what is spasticity and how is it best….
Read morePressure sores are common after SCI. They can affect as many as one third of people with a SCI each year and almost every person with a SCI experiences at least one pressure sore in their….
Read moreWe recently came across some research from the Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence (SCIRE) project in Canada on the factors that spinal cord injury patients need to consider when choosing and using a wheelchair. Firstly,….
Read moreThe purpose of using Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) as exercise therapy is to restore normal musculoskeletal function or to reduce pain caused by diseases or injuries” US national library of medicine). As a result, to….
Read moreThe biggest and most prestigious Boccia event outside of the Olympics is being held in Liverpool from the 9th to the 19th August. Boccia is a Paralympic sport with no Olympic equivalent. It is a….
Read moreFollowing on from a previous article about the benefits of FES cycling for spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, this article looks at how to control the low-level risks and reviewing the therapy sessions. An essential….
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