October 2012
SCI Focus – A Quarterly Newsletter focusing on Spinal Cord Injury
Welcome to SCI Focus brought to you by Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) in partnership with the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Spinal Cord Injury at the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital (MedStar NRH) in Washington, DC.
In this issue, our focus is on how recreation and exercise can be incorporated into daily life with spinal cord injury. You will find links to resources on recreation and exercise. This information includes fact sheets, videos, survey results, and assorted links to useful information.
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Quick Surveys
- October quick poll on SCI Awareness
- September poll question on Affordable Care Act
- January Survey Write-up on Physical Activity/Exercise!
Resources
Factsheets
Videos
Other Useful Resources
- A review of commercially-available exercise videos
- The London 2012 Paralympic games – relevant links
- Healthy Tomorrow – a website about the kids-in-wheelchairs, exercise and healthy living, disability awareness project with young children
- YouTube video featuring Brenda Gilmore of Prince George’s Tennis & Education Foundation, recipient of the 2010 Eve Kraft Community Service Award, bestowed upon individuals each year who embody the selfless mission to bring tennis to anyone who wants to play.
- United Spinal Association Kids Sports Spectacular. This one-day, INDOOR event, which is free to all children and participating families, offers sports and recreation clinics to children with disabilities (ages 4-21).
Articles
If you or your health care provider would like to read one or more of these articles and you don’t have access to the journals listed, please send a request to info@sci-health.org and we will help you obtain copies.
- Exercise
- Lichy A, Groah S. (2012). Asymmetric lower-limb bone loss after spinal cord injury: Case report. JRRD 49(2); 221-226. DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2011.03.0048
- Groah SL, Lichy A, Libin A, Ljungberg I. Intensive electrical stimulation attenuates femoral bone loss in acute spinal cord injury. Physical Medicine Rehabilitation 12(2); 1080-1087. DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.08.003.
- Kehn M, Kroll T. (2009. Staying physically active after spinal cord injury: A qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to exercise participation. BMC Public Health, 9:168, doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-168
- Hidler J, Hamm L, Lichy A, Groah S. (2008) Automating Activity-Based Interventions: The Role of Robotics. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development;45(2),337-344.
- Lewis J, Nash MS, Hamm LF, Martins SC, Groah SL. (2007) The relationship between perceived exertion and physiological indicators of stress during graded arm exercise in persons with spinal cord injuries. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation;88(9):1205-11.
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