Outpatient Specialized Services
It is important to have a primary care doctor for regular health check ups. Check with your SCI rehabilitation center for any recommendations on primary care doctors who know well about SCI.
It is important for you to be aware and research about SCI as our primary care doctor may not have experience treating SCI. The American Spinal Injury Association and the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals worked together for resources about SCI management for primary care providers.
Choosing
OP Therapy
Outpatient versus
home health therapy
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When possible, choose outpatient therapy services at a facility that is familiar about SCI.
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If your inpatient rehabilitation facility was specialized in SCI care and offers outpatient therapy, that’s your best bet. If you live too far from your inpatient rehabilitation facility, check into whether local facilities have specialized SCI therapy.
SCI Trials Resources
Here are resources fo find recovery opportunities through research.
SCI Trials Finder
Spinal Cord Injury Trials
Social Work Services
Participants in our work have frequently voiced a need for social work services and desire regular interaction (how to state this without totally throwing Metro under the bus - maybe make a general statement that there is a SW shortage, or that most facilities’ social work programs are spread thin).