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This website is for medical and paramedical professionals working in the field of spinal cord injuries. It contains learning modules for the whole team as well as for doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, assistive technologists, social workers, psychologists and peer counsellors. The modules are intended for medical and paramedical students and junior clinicians. Others who have yet not assimilated sufficient knowledge on comprehensive management.

The health essentials

1.         Benevento BT, Sipski ML. Neurogenic bladder, neurogenic bowel, and sexual dysfunction in people with spinal cord injury. Phys Ther 2002; 82: 601-612.

2.         Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine. Acute management of autonomic dysreflexia: individuals with spinal cord injury presenting to health-care facilities. 2001, Washington, DC: Paralyzed Veterans of America.

3.         Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine. Early acute management in adults with spinal cord injury: a clinical practice guidelines for health-care professionals. 2008, Washington, DC: Paralyzed Veterans of America.

4.         Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines. Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment following spinal cord injury: a clinical practice guideline for health-care professionals. J Spinal Cord Med 2001; 24: S40-101.

5.         Ditunno JF, Little JW, Tessler A, Burns AS. Spinal shock revisited: a four-phase model. Spinal Cord 2004; 42: 383-395.

6.         Johnson RL, Gerhart KA, McCray J, Menconi JC, Whiteneck GG. Secondary conditions following spinal cord injury in a population-based sample. Spinal Cord 1998; 36: 45-50.

7.         Kirshblum SC, Burns SP, Biering-Sorensen F, Donovan W, Graves DE, Jha A. et al. International standards for neurological classification of spinal cord injury (Revised 2011). J Spinal Cord Med 2011; 34: 535-546.

8.         Krassioukov A, Eng JJ, Claxton G, Sakakibara BM, Shum S. Neurogenic bowel management after spinal cord injury: a systematic review of the evidence. Spinal Cord 2010; 48: 718-733.

9.         Krassioukov A, Warburton DER, Teasell RW, Eng JJ, Tu L. Orthostatic hypotension following spinal cord injury. In: Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence, Eng JJ, et al., Editors. 2006: Vancouver. pp 16.11-16.17.

10.       Orenczuk S, Slivinski J, Teasell RW. Depression following spinal cord injury. In: Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence, Eng JJ, et al., Editors. 2006: Vancouver. pp 10.11-10.19.

11.       Regan M, Teasell R, Keast D, Aubut J, Foulon B, Mehta S. Pressure ulcers following spinal cord injury. In: Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence, Eng JJ, et al., Editors. 2010: Vancouver. pp 20:21-20:48.

12.       Wyndaele M, Wyndaele JJ. Incidence, prevalence and epidemiology of spinal cord injury: what learns a worldwide literature survey? Spinal Cord 2006; 44: 523–529.