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Welcome to Paralinks: Wheelchair Nation!

Because we’re born moving, we often take motion for granted as much as we do breathing. The fact that we can turn our head, lift our finger, scratch an itch on the back of our leg, or do a myriad of other things doesn’t create much of a stir in our day-to-day existence. It’s not until something devastating happens to our spine that takes that movement away before we realize just what we were taking for granted. When the spinal cord is injured, the flow of information to the brain can become distorted or even stopped. According to the Travis Roy Foundation, every 41 minutes another person sustains a Spinal Cord Injury.

What is a Spinal Cord Injury ?

A Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is typically defined as damage or trauma to the spinal cord that in turn results in a loss or impaired function resulting in reduced mobility or feeling. Typical common causes of damage to the spinal cord, are trauma (car/motorcycle accident, gunshot, falls, sports injuries, etc), or disease (Transverse Myelitis, Polio, Spina Bifida, Friedreich's Ataxia, etc.).

Our Mission:

Paralinks: Wheelchair Nation is dedicated to supporting spinal cord injured survivors, their family, friends and caregivers by providing peer support & free informative resources of information.

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Networking with us will give you a great opportunity to meet, interact and share your experiences with others coping with a spinal cord injury.

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Paralinks: Quad Connection

Paralinks: Quad Connection are personal websites by individuals with a spinal cord injury or related spinal dysfunction. If you want your web site posted here or know someone that would benefit in telling his or her story here let us know!

 

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Inspiring Stories: 

Ron Heagy broke his neck the day before his 18th birthday in a surfing accident.  He is now a quadriplegic, paralyzed from the neck down.  He chose to Never Give Up.  After receiving a masters degree by typing with a stick in his teeth, he's now a inspirational speaker, mouth painter, author, husband, father, and founder of a special needs camp located in Oregon, which has given freedom to numerous individuals to explore the wonderful outdoors.

Top SCI News Articles:

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - XenoPort spinal cord injury drug does well in trial - The Santa Clara business tested the drug, XP19986, in a 37-patient Phase II trial at 10 place in the United States and Canada  San Francisco Business Times:

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - Hope for spinal cord injury patients - Alysse Einbender,49, of Wyncote, Pennsylvania is learning to stand and walk again with the help of a device called the ReWalk. 6abc.com

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Informative Information:

Monday, June 29, 2009 - Attention aspiring filmmakers! The Campaign for Disability Employment, a newly-formed collaborative of leading disability organizations, is sponsoring the What Can YOU Do? online video contest to promote the talent and skills that people with disabilities bring to America's workforce and economy. The contest is an opportunity for young - and young-at-heart - filmmakers to promote positive change by illustrating that at work, it's what people CAN do that matters. The Campaign is looking for creative, fun, compelling video public service announcements, of all genres, that will create positive images of people with disabilities at work and help viewers re-think their assumptions about people with disabilities and employment. The deadline for entry is July 15, 2009. For more information, visit the www.jan.evu.edu/videocontest  

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - You can be paid $25.00 for the successful completion of a 20-30 minute online survey. If you use an intermittent catheter (IC) as your primary method of continence care, you may be eligible to participate in an online market research study on continence care for persons with Spinal Cord Injury. If you are interested in participating, go to the following website to complete the survey: www.scimarketresearch.com

The Pain Files

Most Spinal Cord Injured individuals suffer from pain, not all the same kind of pain, but pain is pain is pain. Maybe and hopefully these sites listed here can help relieve or get rid of pain: Miracles are welcomed. If you know of a pain site that should be listed let us know. If you have a pain story of your own let us know.

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Video For The Week Of June 29, 2009

This site should be used for information purposes only. Please consult a healthcare professional before using any techniques discussed. Visit regularly for updated resources, new features, links & more.

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