Why the Coronavirus should matter to the SCI community

We’re not trying to freak you out about the Coronavirus and how it might affect the spinal cord injury community. Frankly, we couldn’t find any published scientific literature on this topic but often times, we tend to know a bit more about our bodies than our doctors might. We know and recognize the early symptoms of various secondary conditions that impact us and we know when something just doesn’t feel right, no matter how minor it might be.

Being well-educated about this disease is key to minimizing your exposure to it as well as quickly recognizing when you may have been infected and what steps you must take. The web is the wild wild west and you’ll get 5,000 experts weighing in on this topic but may we recommend the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as the authoritative web site on this subject?

Though everyone could be at risk, certain population of those with SCI can be at a higher risk than others, particularly those with reduced breathing capacity. So, please, don’t mess around with this disease. Become more educated about it and help minimize the risk of contracting and spreading it.