Care Cure Community
This is an excellent site! It is a service provided by the W. M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience at Rutgers University. The forums here will provide you with a lot of information.
Acute Spinal Cord Injury
A very informative article written by Dr. Wise Young. If you are new to SCI or would just like to educate yourself, this is an excellent starting point.
Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Center
The Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Center is dedicated to providing resources and assistance for the journey in recovering from a spinal cord injury.
Christopher and Dana Reeves Paralysis Resource Center
The Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center is a program of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation formed through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and assisted by the Paralysis Task Force.
Dangerwood - survivingparalysis.com
This forum is dedicated to the needs of quadriplegics.
New Mobility Message Board
This forum is hosted by New Mobility magazine - newmobility.com
Andy's Spinal Injury Web Site
This is the story of Andy Lee, a bicyclist from the United Kingdom who had a spinal cord injury in 1994. Very interesting and detailed story, with lots of other information as well.
Spinal Cord Injury Information Network
Spinal cord injury information and links.
Who Would Have Thought?
In 1963, a pole vaulter named Brian Sternberg(!) injured his spinal cord while training on a trampoline. I was nine years old at the time, and I remember my grandfather calling me up on the phone and telling me about the article in the newspaper describing the accident. Brian had broken the pole vault record twice that year, and was on his way to becoming an Olympic champion. He had an experimental surgery in 1996 which generated some new press. You might find these links interesting:
SCI Therapy and Rehabilitation
Many people find it difficult to locate rehab facilities that specialize in SCI. Good rehab facilities are few and far between. Even if you find a good one, chances are your time there will be limited by insurance or Medicaid. There are a handful of facilities in this country that are taking a different approach. They offer intense exercise and therapy programs that run from 15 to 25 hours per week. They are producing great results, however it is very expensive and is not covered by insurance. Hopefully, this situation will change. Check out the links below to get an idea of what these people are doing for SCI patients.