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• Blog | Portraits & Stories

  May I Introduce Myself? Johannes, Community Manager

  The people behind the Community present themselves. Today: Johannes, the Community Manager. The people behind the Community present themselves. Today: Johannes, the Community Manager. Hello Community! My name is Johannes, I‘m your Community Manager....

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/portraits-stories/may-i-introduce-myself-johannes-community-manager-1907
• 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...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/travel-leisure/kayaking-adventures-on-swiss-lakes
• 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...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/wiki-en/daily-life-mobility/parahelp-experience-and-competence-for-you-at-home
• 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...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/latest-tips/new-escif-forum-join-the-zoom-meeting-on-june-7th-on-employment-with-sci
• Latest Tips

  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...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/latest-tips/mike-nemesvary-s-round-the-world-challenge-comes-through-switzerland
• Latest Tips

  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...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/latest-tips/recommendation-of-the-ssop-spinal-cord-injury-and-vaccination-against-covid-19
• Latest Tips

  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...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/latest-tips/rolling-ever-after-with-nick-anthi
• Latest Tips

  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...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/latest-tips/netflix-documentary-rising-phoenix-about-the-paralympics
• 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...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/quot-being-a-mother-is-the-best-part-of-my-life-quot-278
• 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:...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/intrinsic-hand-muscle-function-part-2-274
• 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...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/diet-and-consumption-of-addictive-substances-habits-of-people-with-spinal-cord-injury-in-comparison-with-the-general-population-270
• 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...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/the-handcycle-as-ideal-means-of-transport-for-leisure-exercising-and-everyday-use-266
• 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...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/the-benefit-of-using-digital-devices-and-information-technology-for-people-with-sci-262
• 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:...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/work-related-stress-and-quality-of-life-8211-the-impacts-of-stressful-working-conditions-in-persons-with-spinal-cord-injury-258
• 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...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/comparing-the-shoulder-load-using-a-wheelchair-versus-a-handbike-242
• 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,...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/pain-how-to-communicate-it-how-to-understand-it-254
• 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)....

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/intrinsic-hand-muscle-function-part-1-creating-a-functional-grasp-246
• 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...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/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-247
• 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...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/sports-and-the-media-a-love-affair-through-and-through-240
• Blog | Archive Blog

  Qualitative and quantitative research

  Authors: Claudia Zanini and Julia Amann (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Quantitative and qualitative research methods are two different traditions, whereby quantitative research is about measuring things and qualitative research is more explorative, aiming...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/qualitative-and-quantitative-research-249
• Blog | Archive Blog

  What is a survey?

  Author: Andrea Glässel (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Sources: 1) Fink A. The Survey Handbook. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications; 2002. 2) Carter R, Lubinsky J, Domholdt E. Rehabilitation Research: Principles and Applications. 4th ed. St....

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/what-is-a-survey-241
• Blog | Archive Blog

  The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF): a portrait

  Author: Fabian Diesner (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Source: World Health Organization (WHO). International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Geneva: 2001. We live in a society that, without doubt, is obsessed with health and...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/the-international-classification-of-functioning-disability-and-health-icf-a-portrait-239
• Blog | Archive Blog

  Employment of people with spinal cord injury in Switzerland

  Author of summary: Albert Marti (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Original article: Marti A, Reinhardt JD, Graf S, Escorpizo R, Post MWM. To work or not to work: labour market participation of people with spinal cord injury living in Switzerland. Spinal...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/employment-of-people-with-spinal-cord-injury-in-switzerland-245
• Blog | Archive Blog

  Design of the Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Study (SwiSCI)

  Author: Teresa Brinkel (Swiss Paraplegic Research) SwiSCI, the most comprehensive study on spinal cord injury in Switzerland is a so called cohort study. This means that people concerned are surveyed over a long period of time in order to examine the...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/design-of-the-swiss-spinal-cord-injury-study-swisci-244
• Blog | Archive Blog

  How are people in the wheelchair perceived?

  Authors of summary: Carolina Ballert, Sibylle Graf, Felix Gradinger, Alexander Lötscher, Christine Muff, and Jan D. Reinhardt (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Original article: Reinhardt JD, Ballert CS, Fellinghauer B, Lötscher A, Gradinger F, Hilfiker R,...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/how-are-people-in-the-wheelchair-perceived-237
• Blog | Archive Blog

  Mental health is important: Whether people with spinal cord injury participate in everyday life or not strongly depends on their confidence and self-esteem

  Author of summary: Szilvia Geyh (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Original article: Geyh S, Nick E, Stirnimann D, Ehrat S, Michel F, Peter C, Lude P. Self-efficacy and self-esteem as predictors of participation in spinal cord injury-an ICF-based study....

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/mental-health-is-important-whether-people-with-spinal-cord-injury-participate-in-everyday-life-or-not-strongly-depends-on-their-confidence-and-self-esteem-235
• Blog | Archive Blog

  What are focus groups?

  Authors: Claudia Zanini and Julia Amann (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Sources: 1) Gibbs A. Focus groups. Social research update. 1997;19. 2) Morgan DL. Focus groups. Annual review of Sociology. 1996;22:129-52. 3) Wong LP. Focus group discussion: a tool...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/what-are-focus-groups-238
• Blog | Archive Blog

  Individual experiences of people with spinal cord injury in Switzerland

  Author of summary: Andrea Glässel (Swiss Paraplegic Research) Original article: Lüthi H, Geyh S, Baumberger ME, Dokladal P, Scheuringer M, Mäder M, Cieza A. The individual experience of functioning and disability in Switzerland – patient perspective...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/archive-blog/individual-experiences-of-people-with-spinal-cord-injury-in-switzerland-243
• Blog | Travel & Leisure

  How accessibility maps make life easier

  Paramap.ch and Google Maps will help you find accessible places. Paramap.ch and Google Maps will help you find accessible places. Do you know the problem? You are meeting up with someone but don’t know the place and you have no idea whether the...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/travel-leisure/how-accessibility-maps-make-life-easier-3052
• Blog | Society

  Commerce with wheelchair users?

  These promotional wheelchair videos will warm your hearts. Maybe. These promotional wheelchair videos will warm your hearts. Maybe. We have previously shown you some internet videos and shows starring wheelchair users. From topics such as TED Talks on...

  https://community.paraplegie.ch/en/blog/society/commerce-with-wheelchair-users-6496