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Missouri Model Spinal Cord Injury System

 

This website provides very useful articles on independence enchancement, guide to personal assistant services, habit changes, pain management, urinary tract infection, treatment and prevension of pressure sores and many more. All materials are free of charge and are produced by the faculty and staff of the Department of Health Psychology at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

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Fast Fact:

Quadriplegia is paralysis of all four limbs (from the neck down) resulting from injury to the neck. Fractures or compression of the vertebrae, which cause permanent damage to the spinal cord may lead to loss of sensation, movement, pain management, bladder and bowel control, as well as affecting sexual function.