Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: redcap.link/sciforumpod After spinal cord injury, individuals often work with many different rehabilitation therapists and providers across both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation as they recover and as function changes over time. We had the chance to talk to several different kinds of rehabilitation therapists and providers about their work inc...
Jun 16, 2025•32 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. We are joined by Deborah Crane MD, a spinal cord injury physician, to hear about her study looking at the feasibility of short, but high intensity exercise program for people with new SCI. This 2-year study will be conducted on the inpatient unit at Harborview Medical Center.
Dec 06, 2023•16 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After conducting a feasibility trial, Amy Starosta PhD, a rehabilitation psychologist, discusses her new randomized control trial of hypnotic cognitive therapy for pain. This is a 3-year study taking place on the inpatient rehabilitation unit at Harborview Medical Center. Feasibility Paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37364685/ Case Study Paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37445573/
Dec 06, 2023•16 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod The ADA: What You Need To Know The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the law that protects people with disabilities from discrimination. How well do you understand this law and how it applies to your daily life? In this presentation, Conrad Reynoldson, of the law firm Washington Civil & Disability Adv...
Apr 02, 2023•52 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. A Panel Discussion: Originally presented on November 4, 2017 at the SCI Wellness Summit. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod People who have just sustained a catastrophic injury like SCI often feel vulnerable, overwhelmed and anxious about the future. The health providers who care for them can make a huge difference in how patients adjust and prep...
Feb 07, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. A Panel Discussion: Originally presented on February 21, 2017 After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod Women with spinal cord injury are a minority within a minority. Because they make up only about 25% of all people with spinal cord injuries, they can often feel that their needs are not addressed, and they may have a hard time getting answers to their...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod Simon Calcavecchia was pursuing his dreams of being a rugby player when he sustained a spinal cord injury. Education and a foray into hip-hop ultimately led him to create a series of children’s books starring the characters of Frank (wiener dog who has two wheels) and his pal Mustard (a yellow bird). They go on ...
Jul 06, 2022•34 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod Several years after his spinal cord injury, Lan Remme became a poet. We spoke with Lan some time ago about this journey, how he learned to write and pursue this passion, and of the valuable lessons that he learned (and that we can all learn) from finding something that brings us and others joy. In addition, writ...
Nov 20, 2021•42 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod After spinal cord injury, individuals often work with many different rehabilitation therapists across both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation as they recover and as function changes over time. We had the chance to talk to several different kinds of rehabilitation therapists about their work including: What ...
Sep 20, 2021•36 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod COVID-19 has changed our lives dramatically in the last seven months. From constant masking to a jump in telemedicine to quarantining, everyone has seen major disruptions to their daily routines. But what does COVID-19 mean specifically for people with a spinal cord injury? In this forum, Aaron Bunnell M.D., U.W...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod After spinal cord injury, individuals often work with many different rehabilitation therapists across both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation as they recover and as function changes over time. We had the chance to talk to several different kinds of rehabilitation therapists about their work including: What ...
Sep 28, 2020•33 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod After spinal cord injury, individuals often work with many different rehabilitation therapists across both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation as they recover and as function changes over time. We had the chance to talk to several different kinds of rehabilitation therapists about their work including: What ...
Jul 05, 2020•39 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod After spinal cord injury, individuals often work with many different rehabilitation therapists across both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation as they recover and as function changes over time. We had the chance to talk to several different kinds of rehabilitation therapists about their work including: What ...
Apr 18, 2020•34 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod Originally presented on February 10, 2015 Spasticity is an almost universal complication of spinal cord injury, but the way it manifests itself varies enormously from person to person. In this forum, four individuals with SCI share their unique experiences with spasticity since their injuries, what treatments th...
Dec 14, 2019•43 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod By Rina Reyes, MD, Amy Icarangal, PT, and Geralyn Bertellotti, OT. Originally presented on January 13, 2015 Spasticity in spinal cord injury is often viewed as a cause of dysfunction and pain. But there is more to it than that. This SCI Forum presentation explored the positive effects of spasticity (“the good”),...
Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod Loa sustained a C2 spinal cord injury while in the 12th grade. Undaunted, she went on to finish high school with her classmates and entered college the following fall. In this podcast, Loa talks with Jeanne Hoffman, PhD, about her experience adjusting to her SCI and attending college as a ventilator user. She is...
Sep 07, 2019•31 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod What was it like to be a study participant in a clinical trial at the University of Washington? Find out in this podcast, where Jeanne Hoffman, PhD, interviews Jon, a person with SCI who volunteered for the study that was highlighted in our first podcast, Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation with Chet Moritz. T...
Jul 11, 2019•23 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod A large percentage of people with SCI have frequent pain that can interfere with daily activities. Finding ways to minimize the pain and, when necessary, to move forward in spite of pain, can be essential to maintaining quality of life. This panel discussion features four individuals with SCI discussing their pa...
Apr 23, 2019•1 hr 16 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod Chronic (or long-standing) pain is a common problem for people living with spinal cord injury, and it is often very difficult to treat. In this presentation, two UW Rehabilitation Medicine clinicians (Deborah Crane, MD and Dawn Ehde, PhD) discuss the different types, causes and potential treatment options for ch...
Apr 23, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod Billy Price became paralyzed at the C6 level at age 18, just as he was starting his freshman year of college. Lying in his hospital bed, he could not imagine what his life would look like; the challenges seemed insurmountable and the future uncertain. But he took one hurdle at a time and went on to finish colleg...
Mar 14, 2019•41 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod Chet Moritz, PhD, is an associate professor in the University of Washington Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Physiology and Biophysics, as well as the co-director for the Center for Neurotechnology. He talks with UW rehab psychologist Jeanne Hoffman about his resea...
Feb 18, 2019•38 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod Welcome to the SCI Forum podcast, a monthly podcast series produced by the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System (NWRSCIS) in the University of Washington Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, located in Seattle, Washington. The NWRSCIS is dedicated to improving the lives of people with SCI through excel...
Feb 18, 2019•58 sec
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod Adjustment and mental health problems after spinal cord injury can be complicated and sometimes difficult to talk about. While most people with SCI do not become depressed, it is important to identify and help those who do. This SCI Forum presentation focuses on who gets depressed after SCI, when and why. Charle...
Feb 17, 2019•53 min
Support the Northwest Regional SCI System by donating at http://www.acceleratemed.org/SCI. After listening, give us your feedback using this quick survey: https://redcap.link/sciforumpod Three individuals with spinal cord injuries share their personal journeys of adjusting to life with a spinal cord injury, from initial grief and dark days to finding a path to a fulfilling life and a "new normal." This panel discussion is moderated by Dr. Jeanne Hoffman, rehabilitation psychologist in the Depart...
Feb 16, 2019•1 hr 7 min
