Useful Organisations

Educational Resources

elearnSCI
iCSP Physiotherapy Care Skills Group
Spinal Hub
National Spinal Injuries Centre Online
SCI Nurse
Spirit Charity
SCI Zone
NICE
Spinal Cord Injury Research Evidence (SCIRE) Professional
Physiotherapy Exercises

GP Advice on Managing Spinal Cord Injuries

Managing Spinal Injuries – FAQs by GPs

International

Canadian Paraplegic Association (CPA)
Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals
SCI2 Rick Hansen Institute
World Federation for Neurorehabilitation (WFNR)
Paralysed Veterans of America (PVA)
International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS)
World Federation for Neurology (WFN)
American Spinal Injuries Association (ASIA)
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia (SCIA)
European Spinal Cord Injury Federation (ESCIF)

NHS Commissioning

Geographical Lead Responsibilities for English Spinal Cord Injury Centres
SCI Service Specification
Decision Support Tool for NHS Continuing Healthcare
Phrenic Nerve Pacing Policy
SCI Coding Handbook
National Spinal Cord Injuries Database
NHS England

Other UK-Related Links

The Point of Care Foundation
British Pain Society
Specialised Healthcare Alliance
Respiratory Information for Spinal Cord Injury UK (RISCI)
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists Interested in Neurology (ACPIN)
British Association of Spinal Cord Injury Specialists (BASCIS)
British Brain and Spine Foundation

Professional Bodies

Spine Surgeons
Royal College of Nursing
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Royal College of Physicians
British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine (BSRM)
Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
The National Council of Psychotherapists
British Association of Occupational Therapists
British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
British Dietetic Association

Research

UK Spinal Cord Injury Research Network (UKSCIRN)
Stoke Mandeville Spinal Research
Cochrane Rehabilitation
Wings for Life – Spinal Cord Research Foundation
Spinal Research
RICA
Spinal Cord Injury Research Evidence (SCIRE)
NINDS Common Data Elements
International Campaign for Cures of Spinal Cord Injury Paralysis
International Collaboration On Repair (ICord)

SCI Journals

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine
Spinal Cord

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