links to SCI sites
General Information on SCI and Aging
American Rehabilitation Magagzine
Article titled Aging with Spinal Cord Injury
Colorado Neurological Institute
Has information available on Aging with Spinal Cord Injury
eMedicine from WebMD
Article titled Spinal Cord Injury - The Effects of Aging
National Institute on Aging
Part of the National Institute of Health. Good information on the aging process. The main website address of the NIH is http://www.nia.nih.gov/
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
The NSCIA has an A-Z Index of Resource Topics. Each topic has links to a variety of sites with information. Check out the Pain Management resources page.
The NSCIA has The main website address of the NSCIA is http://spinalcord.org/
New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department
Article on" Spinal Cord Injury Awareness".
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with a Disability
The Center on Aging with a Disability is located at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. It has a number of good articles. Of special interest to women with SCI is "What Women Need To Know About Aging With SCI".
For info on how aging affects various functions see Functional Changes.
The main website address of the Center on Aging with a Disability is http://www.agingwithdisability.org/.
SCI-Health.org
The RRTC (Rehabilitation Research and Training Center) on SCI has a PowerPoint presentation "Aging With a Spinal Cord Inury"
The main website address is http://www.sci-health.org/
Spinal Cord Injury Information Network at UAB
The UAB Model Spinal Cord Injury Center has information on aging with SCI "A Closer Look at Aging".
There is also the transcript of a teleconference on Aging with SCI.
The main website address is http://www.spinalcord.uab.edu/
Spinal Cord Journal Online at nature.com
An article about aging for women with SCI " A house of cards: women, aging and spinal cord injury".
The main website address is http://www.nature.com/sc/index.html
University of Washington: Forums
"Healthy Aging After Spinal Cord Injury" is an informative page.
The main website address is http://sci.washington.edu/