Exchanging the wheelchair for a Porsche

There are 10 000 people with a racing license in the UK. 200 of them are women, and one of them has a spinal cord injury. Her name is Nathalie McGloin and today she is at the ACCT symposium in Sweden to share her inspiring story.  For you who will miss it – here is a teaser!

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Topics: Sports and leisure, Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Advancing Continence Care Together (ACCT)

Neurogenic bladder and bowel – two sides of the same coin?

Heads or tails? It's the same coin, and when treating neurogenic bladder and bowel, it's the patient that is the unifying focus.

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Topics: Neurogenic bladder, Neurogenic bowel

Pain part 2: Pain management

I saw a Facebook post a few weeks ago, a picture of a woman in some kind of yoga position and the text announced ”Your attitude is your best pain management tool”.

My first reaction was that someone obviously knew nothing about pain. But the more I thought about it, the more it grew on me. As simple as it sounds, it holds a lot of truth... 

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Topics: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Pain management

Pain part 1: When the pain doesn't leave

”Pain is just weakness leaving your body”. Ever heard that statement? It’s a compelling slogan that the US Marine Corps use in their recruitment ads. It may be an effective recruiting tool, but is it true?   

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Topics: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Pain management

Kissinger's Story Part Two: A positive outlook after a SCI

Facing new challenges and uncertainties after sustaining a spinal chord injury have emboldened Kissinger's outlook; in this post, the paralympian describes how his experiences have shaped his attitude.

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Topics: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)