SCI Fact Sheets

These 1-2 page Fact Sheets were developed as concise resources for SCI clinicians. They may also be appropriate for selected individuals with SCI. 

These resources are all produced by the Spinal Cord Injury Special Interest Group of the Academy of Neurological Physical Therapy.

Adaptive Sports

• Adaptive Sport Participation after SCI (2021)

Aging with SCI

• Aging After SCI

• Psychological Adjustment to Aging with SCI

Autonomic Dysreflexia

• Autonomic Dysreflexia

Bone Mineral Density

Bowel and Bladder

• Bowel Management After SCI: An Overview (2021)

• Bowel Management After SCI: Nutrition, Exercise, and Therapeutic Intervention (2021)

• Anatomy and Physiology of the Urinary Tract (2021)

• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Prevention (2022)

Cardiovascular Disease

• Cardiometabolic Disease and SCI: Overview (2021)

• Cardiometabolic Disease and SCI: Management (2021)

• Cardiovascular Disease Management After SCI

• Hypertension and SCI (2021)

Letter of Medical Necessity

• Letter of Medical Necessity and Supporting Documents in SCI (2021)

Neuroplasticity

• Neuroplasticity of Motor Pathways (2021)

Nutrition

• Nutrition After SCI:  An Overview (2021)
  
  
• SCI and Weight Control (2021)

• SCI and Obesity (2021)

Orthostatic Hypotension

• Orthostatic Hypotension (2021)

Pain

• Pain and Spinal Cord Injury (2021)


• Classification of Pain in SCI (2021)

Physical Activity

• Physical Activity and SCI: Overview (2021)

• Physical Activity and SCI: Barriers (2021)

• Physical Activity and SCI: Exercise Guidelines (2021)

Reproductive System

SCI Syndromes

• Anterior Cord Syndrome (2022)

• Brown-Sequard Syndrome: Overview (2022)

• Central Cord Syndrome: Overview (2021)

• Cauda Equina Syndrome (2022) 

Shoulder

• Shoulder Health after SCI: Overview

• Shoulder Health after SCI: PT Examination

• Shoulder Health after SCI: PT Intervention

• Shoulder Health after SCI: Prevention and Medical Intervention

• Shoulder Preservation: Overview

• Shoulder Preservation: Bed Positioning/Bed Mobility

• Shoulder Preservation: Wheelchair Mobility & Reaching

• Shoulder Preservation: Transfers

• Shoulder Preservation: Ambulation

Skin

• Integumentary Changes after SCI (2021)

Wheelchair Mobility

• Wheelchair Accessibility

• Wheelchair Cushions

• Power Wheelchairs: Features and Accessories

• Power Wheelchairs: Alternative Drive Controls

• Wheelchair Fit: Part 1

• Wheelchair Fit: Part 2

• Dependent Curb Negotiation

• Advanced Skills: Wheelies

• Advanced Skills: Independent Curb Negotiation

The SCI SIG plans to develop more on additional SCI related topics.  If you are interested in helping with Fact Sheet development, or have a topic of interest you would like to see covered in a future Fact Sheet, please contact us at [email protected].