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Tag Archives: spinal cord injury
SCI Month and Rehab Week: NIDILRR-Funded Research in SCI Rehabilitation
Exploring the site-specific research projects of the NIDILRR-funded Model Spinal Cord Injury System Centers in honor of SCI Month and Rehab Awareness Week! Continue reading
The National Data Centers: Advancing SCI, TBI, and Burn Injury Recovery Through Knowledge
NIDILRR funds three national data centers focused on spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and burn injuries. More than 50 years of data on these injuries is available to researchers, free of charge! Learn more about these databases and how you can access them. Continue reading
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Tagged Burn Injury, databases, national data centers, research, spinal cord injury, statistics, traumatic brain injury
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Rehab and Recovery: SCI Awareness Month and National Rehab Awareness Week
Recognizing SCI Awareness Month and National Rehab Awareness Week by sharing resources from the NIDILRR grantee community to help when working with rehab professionals after SCI. Continue reading
Remembering Mark Odum
Mark Xavier Odum passed away in his sleep January 15th, 2025. More than likely, he went to bed positive he’d wake up in the morning. Mark was a positive guy, and it was his upbeat outlook on life that made … Continue reading
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Tagged Disabilities, Mark Odum, NIDILRR, peer mentor, spinal cord injury
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From the Director’s Desk: A Note to Self for National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
For National SCI Awareness Month, Director Mark Odum shares a “note to self,” contemplating what he would say to a young Mark facing rehab with a new spinal cord injury. Continue reading
NIDILRR-Funded Consumer Products: SCI and Independent Living
September is National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month. A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to any part of the spinal cord or nerves at the end of the spinal canal, which often causes permanent changes in strength, sensation, movement, … Continue reading
Research, Information, and Resources in Spanish: Supporting the Spanish-Speaking Disability Community
Did you know NARIC and other NIDILRR-funded projects produce resources in Spanish? Continue reading
Celebrate the Wheelchair Technology of Today and Tomorrow
NARIC Director Mark X. Odum reflects on his experience as a powered wheelchair user and what this essential technology means to his independence. Continue reading
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Tagged development, engineering, Mark Odum, powered wheelchairs, research, spinal cord injury, wheelchairs
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This Valentine’s Day Make Heart Health Your Valentine
February 14th is Valentine’s Day and the day most associated with love, romance, and of course hearts. In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed proclamation 3566 establishing February as American Heart Month to bring awareness and develop initiatives to address … Continue reading
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Tagged #heart, #love, #LoveYourHeart, American Heart Association, American Heart Month, cardiovascular disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), chronic health conditions, consumer factsheets, health screenings, healthy lifestyles, heart disease, high blood pressure, high-risk, managing conditions, National Institutes of Health (NIH), nutrition, people with disabilities, Resources, RRTC on Health and Function of People with Psychiatric Disabilities, spinal cord injury, type 2 diabetes
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From the Director’s Desk: SCI Day and Staying #Ready for Emergencies
NARIC Director Mark Odum reflects on the SCI Awareness Month and Preparedness Month, and lessons he’s learned to stay #Ready Continue reading