Best Practice
The following documents are considered by the MASCIP committee to be of relevance to current practice in spinal cord injury care. The documents are not intended to be prescriptive or exhaustive but to be used as a resource to inform those undertaking spinal cord injury care.
Functional Electrical Stimulation for Drop Foot of Central Neurological Origin: NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance
Evidence Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the use of Functional Electric Stimulation to improve Mobility in Adults with Lower Limb Impairment due to an Upper Motor Neuron Lesion
Scientific Exercise Guidelines for Adults with Spinal Cord Injury
Excellence in Continent Care: Practical Guidance for Commissioners and Leaders in Health and Social Care
Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction: The Practical Management of a Bowel Care Programme for the Spinal Cord Injured Population
Neurogenic bowel dysfunction video (scroll down)
Breastfeeding following Spinal Cord Injury: Consumer Guide for Mothers
International Standards for Neurological Classification of SCI (ISNCSCI) Worksheet (commonly known as ASIA)
Acute Management of Autonomic Dysreflexia: Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury Presenting to Health-Care Facilities
Guidelines for Management of Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury and Other Central Neurological Conditions
Clinical Guideline for Standing Following Spinal Cord Injury (SCITL, 2019)
MASCIP Vocational Rehabilitation Guidelines 2017
MASCIP Management of the Older Person with a New Spinal Cord Injury (under review)
Moving and Handling Patients with Actual or Suspected Spinal Cord Injuries (Spinal Cord Injury Centres of the UK and Ireland)
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