Spinal Cord Injury

SPINAL CORD INJURY

Spinal Injury Network - a web site started and maintained by an individual with a spinal cord injury.

The U-M Model Spinal Cord Injury Care System - Information about U of M's program and resources online. Includes a Newsletter and Resource Guide that can be downloaded.

Medline Plus - maintained by the National Institute of Health and Library of Medicine

SCI Information Pages - a web site started and maintained by an individual with a spinal cord injury.

Determined2healFoundation- Created by and a Maryland teenager after he suffered a spinal cord injury - targeted to families

Spinal Cord Injury Information Network - Lots of information maintained by National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). Links to each of the 14 Model Spinal Cord Injury Programs around the United States. Each of these programs has information and resource links as well.

Spinal cord injury - MayoClinic.com: A wealth of information on causes, treatments, symptoms, and prevention of spinal cord injuries.

Spinal Cord Injury Information: Presented by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

SPINALCORD: Spinal Cord Injury Information Network: Find organizations, agencies, products, and other resources related to spinal cord injury.

Neurosurgery Today: Patient education materials from The American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

X-Plain Patient Education Tutorial: Spinal Cord Injury: Offers a multimedia tutorial on spinal cord injury from the National Institutes of Health. A useful site for individuals who learn by hearing and seeing as well as reading.

The Spinal Cord Injury Zone: This non-profit knowledge base offers and community support for victims of spinal cord injury.

Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center: Contains information on injury. Also has a important section on rehabilitation and what to look for and expect.

Travis Roy Foundation: - Foundation dedicated to helping spinal cord injury survivors helping to fund research. Their resource section includes a nice list of books.

Paralyzed Veterans of America: Useful resource for those who have served in the military and suffered a spinal cord injury.

Last updated 7/15/09