What is a SPINAL CORD INJURY?! Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month - Paralife Episode 28

What is a spinal cord injury?
Since it is spinal cord injury awareness month we decided to discuss what a spinal cord injury is, how spinal cord injuries are caused, the different severity and levels of paralysis, complete vs incomplete spinal cord injuries and side effects of a spinal cord injury such as autonomic dysreflexia, loss of bladder and bowel control and sexual function, leg spasms and circulatory problems

What is a spinal cord injury: 00:16
Levels of spinal cord injury: 3:28
Complete vs incomplete spinal cord injury: 5:38
Bladder managment: 7:18
Bowel management: 8:47
Spasms: 9:51
Autonomic dysreflexia: 12:10

Paraplegic daily living and problems playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqKXrV1BWTY&list=PLcVWESDy1CGSQnxqZxp9y1pg5t7jX7fIf

Support Craig to get back into cycling here:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/24hourchris

Things that make wheelchair life easier:
Freewheel Attachment: https://amzn.to/2XOtyY0
Attachment we use to store freewheel on back of chair:
https://amzn.to/2UgOWA8 (UK link)
https://amzn.to/2ZEiARj (US link)
Spinergy LX Wheels:
https://www.davincimobility.com/product/spinergy-lite-extreme-lx-wheelchair-wheels/
Water bottle holder: https://amzn.to/2XXeFhx
Water bottle cage mount:
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/300-universal-cycling-bottle-cage-mount-black-id_8339445.html
How we turn our lights on and off: https://amzn.to/2Y8C4jX

Tools we use for wheelchair maintenance:

Useful screwdriver set for wheelchair maintenance:
https://amzn.to/2LrYAOQ

Spanner set:
https://amzn.to/2XSBkLH
https://amzn.to/2NYMM92 (UK only)

Bike hand pump:
https://amzn.to/2O1xRuR
https://amzn.to/32rzMvT (UK only)


We (Craig and Claire) return home and attempt to go back to normal life 6 months after a cycling accident that left Craig paralysed from the chest down and reliant on a wheelchair. Join us as we learn what it's like to live with a spinal cord injury, discover the challenges wheelchair users have to face and overcome and search for wheelchair accessible hotspots. We want to show you how much paraplegics can still do and that there is life after paralysis!

#paraplegic #spinalcordinjuryawareness #autonomicdysreflexia

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