The MetroHealth Adaptive Life Technologies (ALT) Lab promotes clinically-guided, peer-informed, and community-collaborative assistive technology provision to individuals living with SCI throughout Northeast Ohio. As a part of the MetroHealth PM&R department, the ALT lab works closely with physicians, other therapy team members, researchers, and licensed social workers to identify and address barriers to obtaining technologies. […]
Let’s talk Mental Health! Mental Health awareness is about recognizing the impact of trauma on overall wellbeing. Did you know that studies have found spinal cord injury (SCI) increases the risk of mental health disorders? You are truly not alone if you struggle with a mental health disorder. It’s okay not to be okay! Depression […]
The Model System Knowledge and Translation Center (MSKTC) is a national center that helps facilitate the knowledge translation process to make research meaningful to those with Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Burn Injury. In previous articles, we have featured the Factsheets on Autonomic Dysreflexia, Managing Pain, Wheelchair Information, and more. The next resource we would like to highlight is about driving after spinal cord injury.
Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the United States today. The love for this sport comes from the inexperienced all the way up to the athletic veteran willing to learn this new and exciting sport. Pickleball is a combination of tennis and ping pong. Players need only a paddle and the desire to learn and have fun.
Buckeye Wellness is joining forces with Center for Stroke and Hand Recovery under the new name Center for Neurological Wellness. Located on Harper Road in Solon, OH, the Center for Neurological Wellness is a specialized fitness clinic that has been created to provide a continuation of care for people with physical or neurological limitations such as with Spinal Cord Injuries, Stroke, surgery, or chronic conditions.
Women living with spinal cord injury (SCI) are a special population representing the intersection of gender and disability. Spinal cord injury can impact all aspects of one’s life: medical and care needs, education and employment, psychological health, and social life. These impacts can be layered upon identities that bring life meaning: partner, colleague, friend, child, spouse, neighbor, parent, caretaker. Women with SCI experience many changes, particularly to their bodies and their roles in society.
Mary Jo Roach, PhD As part of the SCI Model System grant, MetroHealth led a research project looking at blood alcohol levels at the time of a traumatic spinal cord injury and functional outcomes. The project was a collaboration with four Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems; Harvard University, University of Pittsburg, The Ohio State University […]
It was August 2023. I was out late with friends, having fun. I turned down the wrong street, and my life forever changed. There was a crowd standing outside in the street. I was just driving through, and they started shooting at my car – with a bullet piercing my back. I am now paralyzed […]
The Model System Knowledge and Translation Center (MSKTC) is a national center that helps facilitate the knowledge translation process to make research meaningful to those with Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Burn Injury. In previous articles, we have featured the Factsheets on Autonomic Dysreflexia, Managing Pain, Wheelchair Information, and more. The next resource […]
Healthy living is a comprehensive approach to well-being that embodies various aspects of mental, emotional, and physical health. It can involve a range of practices beyond diet and exercise. Allowing yourself to explore alternative therapies can assist with pain management, stress, and overall body balance. Here are a few alternative methods for you to try.