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With Ramadan now in progress we spoke with Firas Sarhan, SCI Clinical Nurse Specialist at Stoke Mandeville Hospital regarding fasting and what to consider if you are spinal cord injured.

A little-known fact about me is that when I first became a trustee I didn’t know anything about governance. Two…

Claire Martin, our chair of trustees, sustained an L3 incomplete injury when an undiagnosed tumour haemorrhaged during giving birth to her son in 2019. She decided to take part in the Superhero Triathlon as part of her rehab.

It’s not often I’m left speechless, but today’s (17 Nov 2021) news that people with a spinal cord injury are…

Following the merger with CES UK at the beginning of the year, SIA has welcomed 1200 new members to our…

Getting around easily is something that many people take for granted. However, for people living with disabilities, popping to the shops or visiting family can be much more challenging.

This is Lauren’s experience of the journey of yoga and in particular her understanding and connection to breathwork. Awareness is…

Andy Cadle-Mills sustained a T4 (complete) spinal cord injury in 2008. Since then he’s had pressure sores on four separate…

“As part of my rehabilitation at Salisbury, the one thing that was mentioned time and time again was how important…

Sheri Denkensohn lives and works in America. She explains how pressure ulcers almost cost her her livelihood – and her…

Karen has a T7 complete injury and has spent two years in bed because of a recurring pressure ulcer that…

GARETH REES has been nursing a pressure ulcer for nearly a year. He explains how it started and how he’s…