The Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center presents an audio factsheet on Opioids And Your Health. The factsheet was developed by Thomas N. Bryce, MD, Jan Schwab, MD, PhD, Philip Siddall MBBS,
PhD, and Tiffany Wong, MD in collaboration with the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center. The information in this factsheet is ...
Pain is a serious problem for many people with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Pain after SCI can occur in parts of the body where there is normal sensation (feeling) as well as areas that have little or no feeling.
Opioids are drugs naturally found in the opium poppy plant. While some opioids like morphine are made from the plant directly, others such as fentanyl and tramadol are created in a lab. Opioids are often used as medicines because they can relieve pain. However, opioids can also make people feel ...
The Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center presents an audio factsheet on Personal Care Attendants. The factsheet was developed by Phil Klebine, MA, Casey Azuero, PhD, MPH, Kelli Arthur, MSW, LICSW, and Jeanne Zanca, PhD, MPT, in collaboration with the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center. The information in this factsheet is ...
What is a personal care attendant?
A personal care attendant, or PCA, is someone paid to help you with some or all of your self-care and other activities that you need for daily living after spinal cord injury (SCI).
“Personal Assistant” and “Personal Assistant Service” are other terms that refer to similar ...
What does the respiratory system do?
Your respiratory system (or pulmonary system) is responsible for breathing. This system enables you to inhale oxygen into your blood and exhale carbon dioxide. Your body needs the oxygen to survive, and carbon dioxide must be removed to avoid the build-up of acid in your ...
Respiratory Health and SCI Infocomic
After spinal cord injury, the signals sent from your brain can no longer pass beyond the damage to the spinal cord, making it hard to control the muscles you would normally use for inhaling and exhaling. This comic includes information on respiratory health and SCI and ...
What is the study about?
Pneumonia is the leading cause of death after serious spinal cord injury (SCI). Researchers wanted to learn if spinal cord injury-induced immune deficiency syndrome (SCI-IDS) contributed to the development of pneumonia or whether the motor paralysis and environment accounted for the frequency of contracting pneumonia. They ...
What is the study about?
Survival within two years after spinal cord injury (SCI) has greatly improved over the past few decades, although long-term survival after the first two years has not shown significant improvement. However, people with SCI still have higher rates of mortality than people without SCI. To better ...
What is the study about?
Infections are prevalent complications in SCI patients and are facilitated by a systemic spinal cord injury immune deficiency syndrome (SCI-IDS). This study looked at the effect of pneumonia or wound infection on hospitalized patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). Pneumonia is an infection in one or ...
This is a part of the Hot Topic podcast series from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center on Managing Pain After Spinal Cord Injury. Robert Irwin, M.D., Associate Professor, discusses Predicting Pain to Head it Off.
We do have some data that tendons of people with spinal cord injuries tend to ...
What is the study about?
The main purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between depression and severity of pain among patients with a recent spinal cord injury or disease. The study also examined patient characteristics, neurological function and etiology (traumatic vs. non-traumatic).
What did the study find?
Demographic and neurological ...