New England Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center

SCI Consumer Education

SCI Consumer Information Fact Sheets

The consumer materials listed below were produced through a collaboration between the MSKTC and the SCI Model Systems. This health information is based on research evidence and/or professional consensus and has been reviewed and approved by an editorial team of experts from the SCI Model Systems.

Skin Care and Pressure Sores

Part 1: Causes and Risks
(http://msktc.washington.edu/sci/factsheets/skincare/pressure_sores_1.asp)

Part 2: Preventing Pressure Sores
(http://msktc.washington.edu/sci/factsheets/skincare/pressure_sores_2.asp)

Part 3: Recognizing and Treating Pressure Sores
(http://msktc.washington.edu/sci/factsheets/skincare/pressure_sores_3.asp)

Pain After Spinal Cord Injury

Pain after Spinal Cord Injury
(http://msktc.washington.edu/sci/factsheets/pain/pain.asp)

Activity Modification for Musculoskeletal Pain
(http://msktc.washington.edu/sci/factsheets/pain/pain_supplement.asp)

Employment after Spinal Cord Injury

Employment after Spinal Cord Injury
(http://msktc.washington.edu/sci/factsheets/employment.asp)

Depression and Spinal Cord Injury

Depression and SCI
(http://www.msktc.org/sci/factsheets/depression.asp#what)