Assistive technology (AT) is technology used by many individuals with spinal cord injuries in order to perform functions that might otherwise be difficult or impossible. Assistive technology can include mobility devices such as walkers and wheelchairs, as well as hardware, … [Read more...]
Volunteers With SCI Needed for Clinical Research Study on Chronic Pain
The Translational Pain Research Group at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston, Massachusetts is conducting a clinical research study with the purpose of discovering new drugs to treat chronic pain in people living with spinal cord injury. If you would like to learn … [Read more...]
The Spoon Theory
The Spoon Theory, a way to explain what it feels like to live with chronic illness, is wildly popular with many who have MS. It is the brainchild of Christine Miserandino, who has lupus. While lunching at a restaurant, a friend asked her what that feels like, and at a loss for … [Read more...]
Survey on Emergency Communications & People with Disabilities
The Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center has launched a new survey on emergency communications to help improve accessibility of emergency response. You will be asked to share some information about yourself, your experience and your preferences for communicating … [Read more...]
UAB-SCIMS Seeks Participants for SCI Research
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS) is recruiting participants for a study titled "Spinal Cord Injury Model System Virtual Walking for Reducing Spinal Cord Injury-Related Neuropathic Pain". This study investigates a 3-D video … [Read more...]
Pressure Ulcer Study Recruiting People with SCI and Caregivers
In early-to-mid March 2013, as part of a non-clinical study, a product design firm that is developing a new treatment/product to prevent pressure ulcers would like to conduct 90-minute interviews with individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI) in their private homes or … [Read more...]
How Do You Use YouTube?
YouTube is a video sharing website where you can upload, share and view videos. You can find everything on YouTube, and more and more people are considering YouTube a good source for information. We would like to know how you have used YouTube to seek information regarding living … [Read more...]
The Effects of Spinal Cord Injury on Parenting Ability
The right to have kids and the ability to raise them into productive members of society is one of the fundamental assumptions of our culture. It’s natural for many of us to observe older family members and friends raising their children and give at least some thought to raising … [Read more...]
Participants Needed for National Study on Spasticity
Advanced Focus--a market research company based in New York City--is currently working on a nationwide project specifically aimed at people living with spinal cord injuries or multiple sclerosis that have been diagnosed by a physician as having spasticity issues (extreme muscle … [Read more...]
Mobility Survey for People with SCI/D
Letter of Invitation Study Title: The impact of mobility assistive technology devices on participation for individuals with disabilities Dear Assistive Technology User, As students in the Occupational Therapy department at Belmont University, we (Jordan … [Read more...]
