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  • Spinal Cord Injury
    Injured spinal cord
  • Benefits and Concessions for the SCI
    Spinal cord injury comes under Locomotor disability and is eligible for various privileges provided by the Central government
  • Spinal Cord
    Section of spinal cord showing spinal nerves
  • The Human Nervous System
    CNS is shown in red and PNS in blueNervous system is a network of specialized cells that conducts stimuli from parts of the body to the brain and spinal cord, and impulses back to other parts of the body.
  • Autonomic Dysreflexia or hyperreflexia
    Autonomic Dysreflexia (AD), also known as Autonomic Hyperreflexia, is a potentially life threatening condition where the blood pressure in a person with a spinal cord injury above T5-6 becomes excessively high due to the over activity of the Autonomic Nervous System. The cause of AD is usually a noxious stimuli, that is either pain or irritation or full bladder, which occurs below the level of injury. Once the noxious stimuli is removed AD is relieved.How AD is caused?
  • Wheelchiar to chair transfer and back
    Video of a person with C6 sci transferring from his wheelchair to chair and back, without any help.
  • Wheelchair to car transfer
    The video shows a person with T9-10 sci transferring to car and also folding and taking his wheelchair into the car. The wheelchair used seems to be a invacare.
  • Interacting with a wheelchair user - wheelchair etiquette
    Say, you meet a person using a wheelchair, this is your first time and you are confused. You do not want to make him uncomfortable or hurt him in any way, also you do not want to feel awkward yourself. Ok read on,Proceed as if you meet an able bodied person. The focus should be the person and not his wheelchair or his disability. Treat him as a independent, responsible individual. Only their legs or arms dont work, their brain and other stuffs should be in a better shape than yours :)
  • The Spine
    The spinal columnThe vertebral column called the backbone or spine is a column which extends from skull to pelvis, consisting of 33 bones(vertebra) stacked on top of each other.
  • Driving with hand controls
    Some of the different types of hand drive systems available. These controls require no use of legs. However moderate strength of hands are required. The vehicle needs to have power brakes and power steering. And its better to have automatic transmission.
  • Accessible places in Mumbai
    In Bandra the bandstand promenade and the Carter road promenade are totally wheelchair friendly. One can wheel oneself and shop on the streets of Hill road and linking road. Globus mall and multiplex  and shoppers stop  mall and multiplex are 80% wheelchair friendly. The two restaurants are wheelchair friendly are Tavaa Restaurant at Turner Road and Soul Fry at Pali. Joggers Park and Patwardhan Park are also 80% wheelchair friendly.  
  • Wheelchair to floor transfer
    A person with T4-5 sci showing three methods to transfer from floor to his wheelchair and back.