Most people with spinal cord injury (SCI) experience secondary medical conditions following injury. Most of these conditions can be prevented or managed with proper education. This section offers links to educational information on secondary medical conditions and other high risk concerns.

Topics

• Autonomic Dysreflexia
• Bladder & Kidneys
• Bowel
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
• Depression
• Heterotopic Ossification
• Hypotension
• Influenza & Pneumonia
• Obesity
• Osteoporosis
• Pain
• Pressure Ulcers & Skin Care
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Sexual Dysfunction
• Sleep Apnea
• Spasticity
• Substance Abuse
• Tethered Spinal Cord & Syringomyelia (Syrinx)
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)