Reeve Foundation offers wide array of knowledge base involving secondary SCI conditions

The many secondary conditions as a result of a spinal cord injury can combine to overwhelm most individuals and it's critical to develop a good understanding of the main culprits that can affect your quality of life as well as how to manage them in order to avoid further physical damage that can become fatal.  To that end, credit the Reeve Foundation for devoting some good resources to deal with these issues.

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Their web site has some complete knowledge base across the main topics such as:
Autonomic dysreflexia
Bladder management
Bowel management
Deep vein thrombosis
Pain
Respiratory health
Sepsis
Skin care
Spasticity

Each subject is discussed in detail and some even have short videos to better demonstrate the effects of the condition.  As an individual with a spinal cord injury, you are ultimately responsible for understanding your condition and how to direct and manage it.  Check out their Secondary Conditions Knowledge Base.

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