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Wiki | Health & Sexuality
Nutrition – individual and relevant to everyday life
The aim of a healthy diet is not only to ensure you get the nutrients you need, but also to provide delicious food that you enjoy eating and that improves your quality of life. During the different rehabilitation and life phases of people with a spinal...
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Wiki | Daily Life & Mobility
Old age and ageing with a spinal cord injury
If you are already of a certain age, developing physical independence and returning to work may not be as much of a focus for you as they are for younger people with a spinal cord injury. Other issues are more important, such as Organising your...
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Wiki | Health & Sexuality
Spinal cord injury as a critical life event
The occurrence of a spinal cord injury, whether caused by an accident, illness or medical intervention, is unforeseeable and usually happens very quickly. It is like a turning point in life and nothing seems the same afterwards. Many things that used...
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Wiki | Daily Life & Mobility
Seating position in the wheelchair
Principles – Vertebral physiology The pelvis is the foundation for the spine. The spine can only be brought into a natural posture if the pelvis is in an upright position. The pelvis, spine, line of sight and balance are interrelated and affect each...
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Wiki | Bladder & Bowel
Bowel paralysis
Normal bowel function The emptying of the bowel (defecation) is a reflex-type process, but one which you can consciously influence. If the rectum 1 is sufficiently full and therefore stretched, an impulse is sent through the nerves to the defecation...
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Wiki | Bladder & Bowel
Bladder paralysis
Normal bladder function If the bladder is empty, the bladder muscle (detrusor) relaxes and the sphincter contracts, which means that the bladder exit is closed by the sphincter. The nerves connected to the bladder wall register the bladder stretching,...
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Wiki | Bladder & Bowel
Catheterisation
Urination through catheterisation Catheterisation is mostly applied in people with spinal cord injury with a flaccid bladder. A local medical sedation can sometimes enable catheterisation in patients with a spastic bladder. In order to live as...
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Wiki | Health & Sexuality
Strengths and resources
A person can be described in different ways. In psychology different models, theories and classifications exist. For example, “the big five model” describes a person’s personality according to how open (curious, creative and adventurous), how...
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Wiki | Health & Sexuality
Sexual life and spinal cord injury
Libido – the desire for sex Libido is the desire for and pleasure of sex. In men, it depends on a certain amount of the sexual hormone testosterone and in women, the hormone oxytocin plays an important role. Libido is triggered through the senses, e....
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Wiki | Daily Life & Mobility
Mobilisation / Transferring
What do I need to consider with regard to the shoulders? The shoulder is the most heavily-strained joint with regard to mobilisation – that applies to sitting up and transferring. It is therefore important to protect the shoulders whenever it is...
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Wiki | Body & Complications
Thrombosis
What is thrombosis and what causes it? Thrombosis is a condition where a blood clot (thrombus) ( A ) forms inside a blood vessel and thus causes a restriction or blockage of the blood flow within the vessel ( B ). Thromboses are dangerous as they might...
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Wiki | Bladder & Bowel
Changes at the anal opening
What are haemorrhoids? The haemorrhoid veins are part of the locking mechanism of the rectum and responsible for sealing the anus. The sealing works through different levels of filling of the blood vessels. If these vessels do not inflate and deflate...
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Blog | Travel & Leisure
Kayaking adventures on Swiss Lakes
Unforgettable hours on Lake Brienz – an adventure for everyone, no experience required Unforgettable hours on Lake Brienz – an adventure for everyone, no experience required Gliding on turquoise water, surrounded by breathtaking mountains views – water...
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Wiki | Daily Life & Mobility
ParaHelp – experience and competence for you at home
ParaHelp specialises in advice and care for patients with spinal cord injuries, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or spina bifida. Together with the patients themselves, their relatives and experts, we develop individual solutions to the challenges...
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Latest Tips
New ESCIF Forum: join the Zoom meeting on June 7th on employment with SCI
The European Spinal Cord Injury Federation ESCIF has launched a new platform, ESCIF Forum. It aims to facilitate knowledge transfer and information exchange among people interested in SCI. Planned are 3–4 free Zoom events per year presented by...
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Mike Nemesvary's "Round the World Challenge" in Switzerland
Canadian Mike Nemesvary was a top freestyle skier with numerous titles to his name. He even appeared in the opening credits of a James Bond movie . Then a trampoline accident left him quadriplegic. 20 years ago, Mike was the first quadriplegic to...
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Recommendation of the SSoP: Spinal cord injury and vaccination against COVID-19
The Swiss society of paraplegia (SSoP) has published a recommendation for people with paraplegia regarding vaccination against COVID-19 . First things first: From the point of view of the SSoP, vaccination against COVID-19 is generally highly...
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Rolling Ever After with Nick & Anthi
At the Community, we love to hear your stories! Recently, we learnt from the wife of a patient from the Swiss Paraplegic Centre about their exciting project: a YouTube channel called "Rolling Ever After with Nick & Anthi" . Nick and Anthi from Greece...
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Netflix documentary "Rising Phoenix" about the Paralympics
The Neflix documentary "Rising Phoenix" tells the extraordinary story of the Paralympic Game s. From the rubble of World War II, they developed into what is now the third biggest sporting event on the planet. Still today, the Paralympics continue to...
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Blog | Archive Blog
"Being a mother is the best part of my life"
Experiences by pregnant women with spinal cord injury Authors of summary: Sue Bertschy and Teresa Brinkel (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Original articles: Bertschy S, Geyh S, Pannek J, Meyer T. Perceived needs and experiences with healthcare services of...
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Blog | Archive Blog
Intrinsic hand muscle function, part 2
Comparing two surgical procedures used to restore a functional grasping movement Author of summary: Ursina Arnet (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Original article: Muzykewicz DA, Arnet U, Lieber RL, Friden J. Intrinsic hand muscle function, part 2:...
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Blog | Archive Blog
Diet and consumption of addictive substances - habits of people with spinal cord injury in comparison with the general population
Authors of summary: Teresa Brinkel and Christine Fekete (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Original article: Fekete C, Weyers S, Siegrist J, Michel G, Gemperli A. Poor nutrition and substance use in a Swiss cohort of adults with spinal cord injury. Journal of...
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Blog | Archive Blog
The handcycle as ideal means of transport for leisure, exercising and everyday use
Authors of summary: Ursina Arnet and Timo Hinrichs (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Original article: Arnet U, Hinrichs T, Lay V, Bertschy S, Frei H, Brinkhof MW; SwiSCI study group. Determinants of handbike use in persons with spinal cord injury: results...
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Blog | Archive Blog
The benefit of using digital devices and information technology for people with SCI
Author of summary: Rachel Park (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Original article: Mattar AA, Hitzig SL, McGillivray CF. A qualitative study on the use of personal information technology by persons with spinal cord injury. Disability and Rehabilitation. 2014...
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Blog | Archive Blog
Work-related stress and quality of life – the impacts of stressful working conditions in persons with spinal cord injury
Authors of summary: Teresa Brinkel and Christine Fekete (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Original article: Fekete C, Wahrendorf M, Reinhardt JD, Post MW, Siegrist J. Work stress and quality of life in persons with disabilities from four European countries:...
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Blog | Archive Blog
Comparing the shoulder load using a wheelchair versus a handbike
Author of summary: Ursina Arnet (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Original article: Arnet U, van Drongelen S, Scheel-Sailer A, van der Woude LH, Veeger DH. Shoulder load during synchronous handcycling and handrim wheelchair propulsion in persons with...
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Blog | Archive Blog
Pain: how to communicate it, how to understand it
Author of summary: Claudia Zanini (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Original article: Maino P, Zanini C. Il dolore tra medico e paziente, come comunicarlo, come comprenderlo. Rivista per le Medical Humanities. 2013;24(7):16-23. When it comes to chronic pain,...
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Blog | Archive Blog
Intrinsic hand muscle function, part 1: creating a functional grasp
Author of summary: Ursina Arnet (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Original article: Arnet U, Muzykewicz DA, Friden J, Lieber RL. Intrinsic Hand Muscle Function, Part 1: Creating a Functional Grasp. The Journal of Hand Surgery (American Volume)....
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Blog | Archive Blog
Media portrayals of people with disabilities: Watching a film scene featuring a police officer in a wheelchair improves attitudes of the public
Authors of summary: Jan D. Reinhardt (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Original article: Reinhardt JD, Pennycott A, Fellinghauer BA. Impact of a film portrayal of a police officer with spinal cord injury on attitudes towards disability: a media effects...
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Blog | Archive Blog
Sports and the media: a love affair through and through?
Author of summary: Sue Bertschy (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Original article: Bertschy S, Reinhardt JD. Disability Sport in the Swiss Media. In: Schantz OJ, Gilbert K, eds. Heroes or Zeros? The Media's Perceptions of Paralympic Sport. Common Ground...
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