Useful Organisations
Educational Resources
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
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)