Resources: Spinal Cord Injury

Physical Activity after a Spinal Cord Injury - Benefits & Barriers

Benefits of Being Active After a Spinal Cord Injury, regular physical activity can have a big impact on improving your quality of life, independence and function. This can then help improve your ability to do day-to-day tasks e.g transferring in and out of the car​. Physical activity gives you more...

Physical Activity after a Spinal Cord Injury - Getting Started

Let's get started! The guidelines tell us what we should aim for, but how do we actually do this?​ This article will explain what aerobic and strength activity is, and will give you some tips as to how to achieve 'moderate to vigorous' intensity. Aerobic Activity What is aerobic activity? Aerobic...

Physical Activity after a Spinal Cord Injury - Hospital to Home

These articles have been created to support people with a spinal cord injury (SCI) to become more physically active. Please use this information to give you some ideas about how to get started or to keep you moving forward. Written by Hannah Houliston (PhD Student from Scotland) with guidance from...
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