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SCI Care: What Really Matters

International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS)

90 episodes

6 days ago

Send us a text Points: Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a common emergency condition that neurosurgeons and spine surgeons deal with.The long term consequences and the impact on the person dealing with CES are poorly defined.This podcast explores the impact of CES on the person, including pain and autonomic dysfunction, and management strategies which can be implemented by health care professionals.Nish's Affiliation: Nisaharan Srikandarajah is a Consultant Neurosurgeon specialising in complex ...

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Send us a text Points: Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a common emergency condition that neurosurgeons and spine surgeons deal with.The long term consequences and the impact on the person dealing with CES are poorly defined.This podcast explores the impact of CES on the person, including pain and autonomic dysfunction, and management strategies which can be implemented by health care professionals.Nish's Affiliation: Nisaharan Srikandarajah is a Consultant Neurosurgeon specialising in complex ...

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SCI Care: What Really Matters

Experiencing cauda equina syndrome and its aftercare in the UK

Send us a text Points: Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a common emergency condition that neurosurgeons and spine surgeons deal with.The long term consequences and the impact on the person dealing with CES are poorly defined.This podcast explores the impact of CES on the person, including pain and autonomic dysfunction, and management strategies which can be implemented by health care professionals.Nish's Affiliation: Nisaharan Srikandarajah is a Consultant Neurosurgeon specialising in complex ...

6 days ago

14 minutes

SCI Care: What Really Matters

Do ambulant people with spinal cord injury benefit from a specific support group?

Send us a text Helen Smith (Ms) Consultant Clinical Psychologist Joe Robinson, Group member and co-facilitator, freelance artist and co-author of "The Very Alternative Guide to Spinal Cord Injury" SCI is a rare condition, not well-understood outside specialist centres. Those who walk again are seen as "lucky" and not "disabled". In fact they have invisible disabilities, which take a heavy toll. Spending time with others with similar experiences, can help with their frustration and i...

3 weeks ago

38 minutes

SCI Care: What Really Matters

Stem cell therapies for spinal cord injury - Where are we now and where are we going?

Send us a text Dr. Michael G. Fehlings discusses the future of stem cell therapies for spinal cord injury with Intissar Mohcine & Asma Belarbi, high-school students from the Netherlands. Key points: 1) Stem cells are a promising therapeutic approach to repair the damaged spinal cord following injury. 2) Preclinical studies have shown exciting improvements in spinal cord structure and motor function. 3) A number of issues still need to be resolved before stem cell therapy can be su...

1 month ago

19 minutes

SCI Care: What Really Matters

World SCI Day 2025 Podcast

Send us a text The podcast for World SCI Day 2025, themed “Fall Prevention, Spinal Cord Protection,” focuses on raising awareness about the critical issue of fall-related spinal cord injuries and how they can be prevented. Falls are one of the leading causes of SCI worldwide, especially among vulnerable populations such as the elderly and individuals in high-risk environments. Discussion was based around the key risk factors contributing to falls, including environmental hazards, physical hea...

1 month ago

24 minutes

SCI Care: What Really Matters

Trends in the Supply of Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physicians in the United States: An Evolving Human Resource Shortfall

Send us a text Key points: 1) The incidence and prevalence of spinal cord injury are rising due to an aging population, increased falls with incomplete cervical injuries and the impact of nontraumatic spinal cord injury. 2) With this increased incidence of traumatic and nontraumatic SCI, there is a growing need for Spinal Cord Injury Medicine specialists . This has resulted in increased training positions in the US. 3) However, many training positions in the US go unfilled and there is a grow...

2 months ago

18 minutes

SCI Care: What Really Matters

Why sleep deserves more attention in SCI care

Send us a text The International Spinal Cord Injury Survey (InSCI) found that sleep problems rank among the top six most common and debilitating health issues for people with SCI — and are the second most likely to go untreated. While rehabilitation centres routinely manage issues like pain, spasticity, and bladder, bowel, and sexual dysfunction, sleep is often overlooked. Risk screening for sleep disorders is inconsistent and typically ad-hoc, and most centres refer suspected cas...

3 months ago

42 minutes

SCI Care: What Really Matters

The importance of sensory afferent pathways in the assessment and management of the neurogenic bladder after spinal cord injury: A conversation with Professor JJ Wyndaele

Send us a text Key points: Key sensory afferent pathways from the urinary bladder to the spinal cord often remain intact in spinal cord injuries above the level of the conus medullaris. b) The urinary bladder wall urothelial cells, sensory nerves, interstitial cells, smooth muscle cells and the chemo/mechanosensors in the urethral paraneurons or “brush cells” play a key role in bladder neurophysiology. c) Knowledge regarding the sensory afferent pathways from the bladder could guid...

3 months ago

12 minutes

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Michael Fehlings in discussion with Dr Carlotte Kiekens regarding Dr Kiekens' recent Spinal Cord publication

Send us a text Dr. Michael Fehlings - Professor of Neurosurgery, Robert Campeau Family Foundation-Dr. CH Tator Chair in Brain and Spinal Cord Research, Vice Chairman Research), Co-Director Spine Program, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto and Editor in Chief of Spinal Cord. Dr Carlotte Kiekens - Head of the Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Unit at Ospedale San Giuseppe, IRCCS MultiMedica in Milan, Italy The opinions of our host and guests are their own; ISCoS does not endorse an...

4 months ago

19 minutes

SCI Care: What Really Matters

Inside ISCoS 2025: Why São Paulo’s Regional Symposia Matters

Send us a text In this episode, Dr François Theron and Dr Federico Montero preview the upcoming 4th ISCoS International Regional Symposia, to be held on 18–19 July 2025 at the Rebouças Convention Center, São Paulo, Brazil. They share what makes this year’s symposia exceptional — from the diversity of its global speaker faculty to the urgent clinical and scientific themes being addressed. Together, they explore how the event will bring together spinal cord injury specialists, researchers, and ...

5 months ago

15 minutes

SCI Care: What Really Matters

Dr. Michael Fehlings in discussion with Prof. Ashley Craig regarding Dr Craig's recent Spinal Cord publication.

Send us a text Dr. Michael Fehlings - Professor of Neurosurgery, Robert Campeau Family Foundation-Dr. CH Tator Chair in Brain and Spinal Cord Research, Vice Chairman Research), Co-Director Spine Program, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto and Editor in Chief of Spinal Cord. Prof. Ashley Craig - Professor at Kolling Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney. The opinions of our host and guests are their own; ISCoS does not endorse any individual viewpoints, ...

5 months ago

17 minutes

SCI Care: What Really Matters

Psychosocial support for persons with spinal cord injury in African rural low income settings

Send us a text Traumatic SCI is a relatively common occurrence in rural areas of low income countries. However, rehabilitation services in these areas are either unavailable or inaccessible by the majority. Psychosocial services are scarce and hardly tailored towards a diagnosis such as traumatic SCI. Left with no option, healthcare professionals such as nurses, medical doctors, surgeons and therapists take responsibility of using their general counselling skills to provide some psychological...

5 months ago

1 hour 20 minutes

SCI Care: What Really Matters

Implementation of WHO:s Rehab 2030, Package of Interventions

Send us a text ISCoS OT and PT SIGs SCI Pre Workshop Day “Implementation of WHO:s Rehab 2030, Package of Interventions” How do we implement available research into interventions in our daily work? Speaker details: Guillermo Gomez, Physiotherapist from Buenos Aires, Argentina and Johanna Wangdell OT, PhD. Department of Occupational therapy and Physiotherapy at Sahlgrenska University hospital Gothenburg Sweden Current Chairperson of the International Network of Spinal Cord Injury Physiotherapis...

5 months ago

5 minutes

SCI Care: What Really Matters

What Influences Quality of Life During Inpatient Rehabilitation Early After Spinal Cord Injury?

Send us a text The SCI Care: What Really Matters podcast aims to provide valuable insights and the most up-to-date information for those providing care to people with spinal cord injury (SCI) worldwide. The vision of the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) is to "facilitate healthy and inclusive lives for people with spinal cord injury or dysfunction globally". The opinions of our host and guests are their own; ISCoS does not endorse any individual viewpoints, given products or companie...

6 months ago

58 minutes

SCI Care: What Really Matters

How to Transfer from being a SCI patient to an Individual with SCI

Send us a text The International Spinal Cord Society and Wellspect present a transformative discussion on changing care perspectives for individuals with spinal cord injuries, featuring leading medical experts Dr Charalampos Konstantinidis from the National Rehabilitation Centre and Dr Christina-Anastasia Rapidi from the General Hospital of Athens. Host Kristijan Kesinovic guides the conversation through critical aspects of rehabilitation and long-term wellbeing, with particular emphasis on b...

9 months ago

30 minutes

SCI Care: What Really Matters

Optimal care of spina bifida during different stages of life

Send us a text In this episode, host Rima Kamal (Wellspect) explores the complexities of caring for children with spina bifida with Dr Fahad Alyami, Head of the Saudi Paediatric Urology Group and Associate Professor at King Faisal Specialty Hospital and Research Centre in Riyadh. The discussion delves into the critical aspects of paediatric care for those with spina bifida, from early intervention to adolescent transition. Dr Alyami explains the importance of bladder management from birth, th...

11 months ago

38 minutes

SCI Care: What Really Matters

Knowledge Sharing is Caring: Improving quality of life for people with spina bifida

Send us a text In this episode, released to coincide with World Spina Bifida Day, host Anders Tennby (Wellspect) explores the challenges and opportunities in improving life quality for those with spina bifida. Joined by experts Hanna Gabrielsson from Sweden and Pierre Mertens from Belgium, the discussion delves into the complexities of this congenital disorder. Gabrielsson, a registered nurse with a thesis on adults with spina bifida, explains the condition's medical aspects and the challenge...

1 year ago

37 minutes

SCI Care: What Really Matters

The ISCoS 2024 Antwerp Annual Scientific Meeting

Send us a text As anticipation builds for the 63rd Annual Meeting of the International Spinal Cord Society, Professor Micheal Fehlings shares his excitement with Dr Stolwijk-Swuste, a Rehabilitation specialist and Associate Professor at De Hoogstraat Revalidatie. Our hosts invite the spinal cord community to this unique event, located in a charming and inspiring venue: A Room with a Zoo at Flanders Meeting & Convention Center, Antwerp. This 3 day event unites leading experts in spin...

1 year ago

4 minutes

SCI Care: What Really Matters

2nd ISCoS International Regional Symposium : Sharing world knowledge for practical advancements

Send us a text The Vison of ISCoS is to "facilitate healthy and inclusive lives for people with spinal cord injury or dysfunction globally". Partnership and collaboration is key in helping us to realise this vision. We are delighted that we have been able to partner with Wellspect to deliver, in addition to a number of webinars and podcasts, educational support for the ISCoS International Regional Symposia. In this webinar, the 2nd ISCoS International Regional Symposium - Sharing world ...

1 year ago

29 minutes

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The Future of the Journal: Spinal Cord

Send us a text Welcome to the future of Spinal Cord. In this episode, our hosts Dr. Fehlings and Professor Anthony S. Burns welcome us to a new era of ISCoS’s flagship journal, Spinal Cord. Conceptualised in 1963, Spinal Cord is a specialised, international journal that publishes peer-reviewed manuscripts, to showcase powerful medicinal insights and support those within the SCI community. Appearing monthly, both online and in print, Spinal Cord invites contributions on spina...

1 year ago

9 minutes

SCI Care: What Really Matters

What role does the nurse have for successful bladder and bowel management?

Send us a text Managing bladder and bowel health is a critical, yet often overlooked aspect of patient care, especially for those with spinal cord injuries (SCI). In a recent podcast episode host, Tracey Tattam, a Nurse Educator at the Spinal Injuries Unit Queensland, Australia is joined by Josefin Oja, a nurse and urotherapist at the spinal cord injury department Umeå, Sweden and Maria Moschovou, a specialist rehabilitation nurse at the Linköping University Hospital Rehabilitation dep...

1 year ago

30 minutes