• The online Community for people with spinal cord injury, their relatives and friends

  • The online Community for people with spinal cord injury, their relatives and friends

  • The online Community for people with spinal cord injury, their relatives and friends

  • The online Community for people with spinal cord injury, their relatives and friends

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In “About the Community” you will find information about this Community: FAQs, legal guidelines, and tips to find your way around the Community. You can also ask questions and contribute your own ideas.

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Our Manifesto
Getting up happens in your head No matter if you roll or walk – life is what you make of your opportunities. You can make your own decisions....
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A Few Things You Should Know
Welcome to our Community! Here, you’ll find open ears, discussions, advice from people like you: people with spinal cord injury as well as their...
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Welcome on the new Community!
Dear Community users, Welcome on the new Community! We are thrilled to welcome you back 😊 As mentioned before in this blog post, here you’ll...
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0 Tuesday, 19 November 2019
The car-sharing breakthrough for wheelchair users
Soon it won’t be a dream anymore to car-share as a wheelchair user. Recently, the world’s first car-sharing system for wheelchair users called...
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0 Thursday, 24 October 2019
Free Tickets to Swiss Handicap 2019
Swiss Handicap will take place again in Lucerne this year on 29th and 30th November with the theme “work”. Over 100 exhibitors will gather at this...
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0 Tuesday, 22 October 2019
Adaptive Halloween Costumes
Last-minute preparation is rarely possible for people with disabilities. However, it’s feasible this year for children with disabilities who like to...
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By registering, you can comment on posts, instead of only reading. You can discuss and therefore shape this Community. That’s why this place exists:...
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Click on the grey „Register“ button on the right side of our homepage, type in your name and email address, choose a username and a password. You...
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What is the Forum?
The Forum offers you the possibility to share your thoughts and discuss your experiences with other Community members or simply ask a question. You...
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Johannes
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Reminder: Migrating to the new Community interface
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Julia
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Merry Christmas
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Johannes
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Spinal-cord stimulation allows three paralyzed men to walk with assistance
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claudia.zanini
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Handbiking together in the Geneva area?
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odyssita
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Explaining what life with a chronic disability is like
Hi cAro, all the best for your research! I am very curious to hear about the results once they are being published. Thank you for researching this...
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Wheelie
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Scewo
Good news for all who would like to try out the Scewo by themselves: according the Scewo constructors, the feedback on their invention was so...
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Life after operation
Dear Marco!   If the raising headaches are new and lasting for days despite of the medication you have been taken for months after operation...
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neilvdm_old
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Second opinion
Dear Neil!   There are many reasons that are influencing the choice of a Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre. I have seen many of them...
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Sorli 2020-01-13 In News
Robot caregivers
Will robots take care of us in the future?
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kitwan
kitwan 2019-12-20 In News
The Community excursion at Swiss Handicap 2019
Exploring the national fair for people with disabilities
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lisa.adey
lisa.adey 2019-12-04 In Travel & Leisure
Accessible ski holiday in the heart of Switzerland
Find the best sit-ski holiday in one of Switzerland’s most beautiful regions
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Anatomy and physiology of respiration
Breathing is the most normal thing in the world for us. We hardly think about it, even though we breathe in and out about 20,000 times per day. We breathe more when we are active and exerting ourselves, and we breathe less when we are...
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Contractures
What are contractures and how do they develop? Contractures are shortenings of muscles, tendons or ligaments that have a limiting effect on the movements of the joints. The normal ability to move a joint is lost. Contractures are frequently...
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Suctioning
In some cases, support is needed for cleaning the nasopharyngeal space and keeping it free from secretion. For this purpose, suctioning is performed through the nose and, if necessary, the mouth. This is particularly necessary if the nose cannot be...
About the Community
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2019-11-19 In Latest
The car-sharing breakthrough for wheelchair users
Soon it won’t be a dream anymore to car-share as a wheelchair user. Recently, the world’s first car-sharing system for wheelchair users called “WheeM-i” has been showcased at the GITEX Technology...
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2019-10-24 In Latest
Free Tickets to Swiss Handicap 2019
Swiss Handicap will take place again in Lucerne this year on 29th and 30th November with the theme “work”. Over 100 exhibitors will gather at this unique national trade fair to promote independence...
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2019-10-22 In Latest
Adaptive Halloween Costumes
Last-minute preparation is rarely possible for people with disabilities. However, it’s feasible this year for children with disabilities who like to dress up for trick or treat. Target, one of the...
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