ONLINE SPINAL CORD INJURY RESOURCES

GENERAL

General information about spinal cord injuries, resources available to persons with SCI, medical, social and psychological information regarding SCI, and links to other SCI sources.

National Rehabilitation Information Center for Independence NARIC

http://www.naric.com

Spinal Cord Injury Network

http://www.spinalcord.uab.edu

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke NINDS

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/sci.htm

SCI Information Pages

http://www.Sci-info-pages.com

Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center

http://www.spinalinjury.net

Department of Veterans Affairs

http://www.va.gov

National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials

http://www.nchrtm.okstate.edu

ORGANIZATIONS

General information about spinal cord injuries, research, and links to newsletters, chat rooms, support groups and other SCI resources.

National Spinal Cord Injury Association NSCIA

http://www.spinalcord.org

United Spinal Association

http://www.unitedspinal.org

Paralyzed Veterans of America PVA

http://www.pva.org

Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation

http://www.apacure.com

Spinal Cord Injury Network International SCINI

http://www.spinalcordinjury.org

RESEARCH

Information about SCI research findings, ongoing research projects, and links to other SCI research resources.

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research NIDRR

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/NIDRR

MELINEplus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

http://www.miamiproject.miami.edu

National Center for Dissemination of Disability Research NCDDR

http://www.ncddr.org

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Information regarding various assistive technologies and rehabilitation equipment for persons with spinal cord injury.

ABLEDATA

http://www.abledata.com

OTHER

New Mobility Magazine. An Online magazine with chat rooms, message board and articles about spinal cord injury.

http://www.newmobility.com

Yes You Can! A Guide to Self-Care for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury

http://www.pva.org/publications/pdf/PubsCat.pdf

Kidney disease

http://www.davita.com/articles/ckd/?CMP=KNC-HC9707948552

Neurogenic bladder

http://www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/nervedisease/index.htm

Cystoscopy

http://www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/cystoscopy/index.htm