Work with your healthcare team to plan your transition home after care for a spinal cord injury.

Transitioning back into your daily life after a spinal cord injury can be challenging. These tips can help.

Upper GI endoscopy is a test that looks inside your upper GI tract. During the test, tissue samples (biopsies) are sometimes taken. Read on to learn what to expect before, during, and after this procedure.

A spinal cord injury can cause reduced feeling and movement in certain parts of the body depending on where the injury occurs.

Intimacy and sex after a spinal cord injury can be tough to talk about. This sheet can help get the conversation started.

Good nutrition is a vital part of staying healthy after an SCI. A nutritious and balanced diet helps you manage your weight. It provides you with the energy you need for daily activities.

You may think that you can’t be physically fit with an SCI. But you can indeed exercise, be active, and build and maintain fitness. Exercise plays a very important role in keeping you healthy. Learn here all the ways activity and exercise can help you.

An SCI does not affect your lungs, but it can affect your breathing muscles (muscles of respiration). This can affect how well you breathe. It also puts you at higher risk for pneumonia and other lung problems. Your healthcare provider and healthcare team will work with you to manage any breathing problems you have. You can also take steps daily to keep your lungs healthy and your breathing strong.

After an SCI, your bladder may not work the same way as before. During your rehabilitation, your healthcare team gave you a bladder program to help you adjust to and manage these changes. Going forward, it will be up to you to follow this program on a regular basis.

After an SCI, your bowel may not work the same way as before. To help you adjust to and manage the changes, your healthcare team has helped you create a bowel program to follow on a regular basis. It's up to you to put this program into practice. Doing so will help you remain active, social, and healthy.