SCI Medicine

Spinal cord injury rehabilitation, written for clinicians, trainees, and curious patients. Deeper than the patient-education handouts, lighter than a textbook.

Reading

This week's SCI research roundup — the public version of my weekly literature surveillance.
Patient education library — the same handouts I use on the unit, refreshed monthly.

Topics

Autonomic dysreflexia

Recognition, BP thresholds, acute management.

Orthostatic hypotension after SCI

Therapy progression, abdominal binder, midodrine.

Spasticity

Oral agents, intrathecal baclofen, focal botulinum toxin.

Neurogenic bladder

Intermittent catheterization and bladder management algorithms.

Neurogenic bowel

Building a sustainable program patients actually follow.

Pressure injuries

Prevention, staging, and surgical timing.

DVT prevention

Acute and inpatient rehab — agents, duration, ambulation.

Respiratory care

Quad cough, secretion clearance, ventilator weaning.

Neuromodulation

ARC EX, exoskeletons, diaphragm pacing — what the evidence says.

Program direction

Admissions, IDT, payer dynamics, advocacy.

Long-form articles are being migrated. If something here is a stub, the patient handouts and weekly roundups already cover the core material.