While we are so excited about the progress that we have made this year, we are still looking for more help to continue growing our local Chapter!
With your help, we hope to enhance our services and expand our impact in the community.
We have several volunteer opportunities available. Let us know if you are interested in getting involved with our Pear Mentorship Program or the Equipment Lending Program.
As I got myself back into the swing of things at work and at home, I was able to take advantage of a 3-D printer that is available in my library at the metro campus. Playing guitar is one of the safer hobbies that I have but one result of my injury was that I could not securely hold a guitar pick for very long. Using free software online (https://www.tinkercad.com) I designed a very simple guitar pick that includes a curved handle that allows me to keep the pic stable in my hand using all of my fingers and my palm.
Social media is a great tool to learn about spinal cord injury (SCI) resources as well as to meet other people living with SCI and learn from their experiences. We have decided to periodically highlight various social media channels and people throughout the community. If you are creating social media resources of your own to […]
In partnership with the United Spinal Association Northeast Ohio Chapter, the MetroHealth System will be hosting the Spinal Cord Injury Forum on Saturday, September 23, 2023. The conference will be held in a NEW Glick Center Conference Room at the MetroHealth Main Campus. This educational conference is projected to attract 80-90 attendees and a consortium of MetroHealth Spinal Cord Injury & Rehabilitation team members. Check out www.usaneo.org/sciforum2023 for all the information.
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. Since summer is usually all about physical activity, we wanted to highlight the MSKTC pain management factsheets.
Have you ever taken a trip where, logistically, everything went great, but your personal world felt like a hot mess you wanted to run away from? Yes? Then you can relate to what you are about to read. No? Let me tell you; it’s the Hardest. Thing. Ever! Plus 3 tips on moving through a struggle
My world was forever changed on February 13, 2012 due to a motor vehicle accident. I do not remember being told that I would never walk again because I was heavily medicated due to the devastating injury that left me paralyzed from the chest down. But, the pain in my family’s faces made me realize […]
By Dan Nwosu and Megan Hammond “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” – Plato I want you to take a moment and imagine listening to your favorite songs from your childhood/teenage years. How does it make you feel? Can you hear your heart […]
Spring weather is here in Northeast Ohio, and as we start to wake after our “hibernation,” the conversation turns to what can we do. Living with a disability can provide enough struggles, but then we are faced with the questions surrounding accessibility in enjoying basic, everyday hobbies. What hobbies CAN we do? What’s available? What’s […]
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. Last newsletter, we featured the Factsheet on adaptive sports and recreation and how to get involved in your community. This […]