National Spinal Cord Injury Association
a program of United Spinal Association
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The exercise regimen Dr. Nash and Mr. Smith recommended involved a series of eight exercises. It utilized hand weights for biceps and deltoid exercises and three eyehooks set in the wall — one 2 inches off the floor to hold the bands for upward diagonal exercises, one at 31 … [Read more...]
Ray Brown laughs when he thinks about how his doctors gave him a five- to seven-year life expectancy when he broke his T9-10 vertebrae. Sixty-one years later, Brown is still rolling all around South Carolina. On a more somber note, Brown is quick to add that most of the people … [Read more...]
By Priya Ramachandran We’ve all seen exoskeletons in some of the most popular science fiction, even if we didn’t know that’s they were called. Sigourney Weaver used an exoskeleton designed for cargo lifting in outer space to kill the alien queen in Aliens. Tony … [Read more...]
By Carla Steinbuchel Carla Steinbuchel demonstrates how she huddled in her bathroom with her dog during the tornadoes. She placed her radio, candles, water and other emergency items within reach, but when her cell service died, she realized the tornadoes had reduced her phone … [Read more...]
The Power of Confidence Looking tough and being in a wheelchair aren’t exactly synonymous in our culture, but as C7/T1 Kate Matelan shows (both on our cover and in her writing) they don’t have to be mutually exclusive. When we started tossing around the idea of having a … [Read more...]
In addition to providing support groups and resources for people with SCI/D, NSCIA’s chapters are continually organizing unique events to promote health and wellness. Here’s a look at what three chapters are doing to open up new possibilities for chair users in their … [Read more...]
As soon as C. John Stanchina got married and moved into his wife's house, his longing began. It wasn't the bachelor lifestyle he missed, or even the bachelor pad, as much as having one room that was all his own. One room where he could do whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted: … [Read more...]
Editing and preparing this first issue of Life in Action from my small home office in Portland, Ore., I’ve often found myself cursing the summer clouds and praying for the very heat I know most of America is dreading. While there is no true remedy for the absence of the sun, … [Read more...]
Neurosurgeons whisked Chris off to the operating room to decompress and fuse his spine. Despite familiar faces around the waiting room, I felt like a ship lost at sea. What I didn’t know was that we had already joined a new community — a diverse group comprising 1,275,000 … [Read more...]
