The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine has just published a special issue covering the 5th National Spinal Cord Injury Conference that will be occurring on October 18 - 20, 2012 in Toronto, Ontario (CANADA). Many of the papers highlight the excellent contributions Canadian researchers make in the field of spinal cord injury. Check out the journal: The Journal [...]
There is a very interesting on-going project examining the rehabilitation process. Often research looks at rehabilitation of spinal cord injury (SCI) as a whole rather than specifics such as therapy interventions, medical procedures, patient education, or counseling. The SCIRehab project uses practice-based evidence (PBE) research to identify which rehabilitation interventions are associated with positive outcomes in [...]
The Paralympics have come to an end, but going athletes are going home happy and proud! After 12 days of intense competition, the games closed on Sunday September 9, 2012 with a parade of Britain’s athletes on floats to Buckingham Palace and a concert with Coldplay, Rihanna and Jay-Z in the Olympic Stadium. Details [...]
Keep track at the official London 2012 website - here. Profiles of athletes competing this year will become available soon but the page has highlighted some famous paralympic athletes. Some examples of famous Canadian paralympians (we are a canadian site after all ;) include: Paul Tingley - Sailing: Medal Tally - 1 gold, 1 silver Chantal Benoit [...]
Searching for outcome tools can be a challenge. In addition to the Participation and Quality of Life (PAR-QoL) tool-kit, there are other sources/repositories available that provide details on different outcome tools. Here are some other sources that are available on-line: Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence (SCIRE): The SCIRE Website (http://www.scireproject.com/), which summarizes the evidence [...]
The PAR-QoL site has now been online for over 8 months! Having started in November 2011, we are rolling out some new content and features to help with your understanding on quality of life (QoL) measurement in the field of spinal cord injury (SCI). Here are a few features to look forward to for [...]
1) Augutis, M., & Anderson, C. J. (2012). Coping strategies recalled by young adults who sustained a spinal cord injury during adolescence. Spinal Cord, 50(3), 213-219. 2) Barbonetti, A., Cavallo, F., Felzani, G., Francavilla, S., & Francavilla, F. (2012). Erectile dysfunction is the main determinant of psychological distress in men with spinal cord injury. Journal of [...]
A new website has come online that uses the faces and voices of people with spinal cord injuries (SCI) to answer questions about their life’s adjustments to SCI in short video segments. The site has stories on more than 100 people featured in on-camera interviews for FacingDisability.com, a multimedia-rich website launched in 2011 by nine-time Emmy Award-winning Chicago broadcast producer Thea [...]
Dr. Luc Noreau is a Full Professor at the Rehabilitation Department, Laval University, and Scientific Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS), Quebec City. Dr. Noreau helps to lead the Participation and Quality of Life (PAR-QoL) tool-kit but also is involved in numerous other projects examining factors [...]
1) Araujo, C. (2012). We Always Have A Choice. PN, 66(8), 27-27. 2) Craig, A., Tran, Y., Wijesuriya, N., & Middleton, J. (2012). Fatigue and tiredness in people with spinal cord injury. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 73(3), 205-210. 3) Griffiths, H. C., & Kennedy, P. (2012). Continuing with life as normal: positive psychological outcomes following spinal cord injury. Topics [...]