Ask the Spin Doctor: Toe Spasticity
Curled toes? Spastic feet after spinal cord injury? OT Rachel Abel shares what’s behind it and the range of options that may help, including stretching, medications, Botox, neurotomy and toe spacers.
Reconstruction Zone
What can you expect as you recover from shoulder reconstruction surgery? We asked two SCI BC peers to share their experiences.
Ask the Spin Doctor: Ozempic
Is Ozempic right for you? Obesity medicine doctor Dr. Ian Rigby covers the benefits and risks of Ozempic for people living with spinal cord injury.
The Stoke Continues
With help from the skateboarding and SCI communities, SCI BC peer Emerson Corduff is redefining how he rides and sharing his passion with others.
Ask InfoLine: Menopause
“Are my UTI and vaginal symptoms gynecological, urological, or neurological? My doctors are eager to blame perimenopause but nobody’s really certain what to do about it.” SCI BC’s InfoLine team answers this question with the help of Margaret Conquest, a tetraplegic peer and a health promotion advocate.
Tackling Pain Together
Reflections from Kara Stanley and Simon Paradis on a year dedicated to tackling pain and their new book The Pain Project.
Catheters For Free BC
If universal healthcare is free, why do we have to pay to pee? SCI BC member Andy Caswell started the Catheters For Free BC Foundation to urge the provincial government to fund single-use hydrophilic catheters—and he needs your help.
Clearing the Haze
From research to real-life stories from peers, we’re hashing out the latest on cannabis to help you navigate the world of weed with confidence.
Work It Out Together
A new study shows that exercising together offers unique benefits for people with SCI and their care partners.
All Gain and No Pain?
Scientists at Australia’s University of Sydney have been awarded $1.7 million to find out if cannabis can effectively treat chronic pain in people with SCI.
Ask the Spin Doctor: Treating Burns
GF Strong clinicians Bonnie Venables and Shannon Sproule have both seen their share of burns sustained by SCI BC Peers, and offer some important advice about treating and avoiding them.
The Coach Approach
Peer support isn’t new, but what if it could do more? Combining lived experience and research-backed training and tools, peer health coaching helps people with SCI live better. And this is your chance to get involved.