When it comes to wheel chair and spinal injuries there is always a what’s next despite what your doctor says. Often times people dealing with spinal cord injuries or family members helping a loved one who has a spinal cord injury can feel hopeless. On Episode 1 of the My New Normal Podcast I sit down to educate on conditions that most commonly put people into wheelchairs. On this episode I get into the nitty gritty of the diagnosis and then spend some time talking about why your diagnosis is not your new normal, because it does NOT determine your function.
Topics Covered On The Podcast
- The 4 most common reasons people get put into wheelchairs
- The basic anatomy of the spinal cord and what happens in spinal cord injury
- Bodily systems that can be effected by a spinal cord injury (Integumentary, Cardiovascular…etc)
- AIS/ASIA scale of spinal cord injuries and ABCDE classifications
- My levels classification system for adaptive athletes with a spinal cord injury and how to adapt movements based on this screen
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Resources Mentioned in the Podcast
Super Nerdy Description of Spinal Cord
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Hope-Through-Research/Spinal-Cord-Injury-Hope-Through-Research
Types Of Spinal Cord Injuries
https://www.spinalcord.com/types-of-spinal-cord-injuries
Levels of Spinal Cord Injuries
http://www.spinalinjury101.org/details/levels-of-injury
If you are a coach or adaptive athlete and want to learn how to maximize function after suffering a spinal cord injury check out my program Functional Training For Adaptive Athletes: https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/