The battle for single-use catheters
Medical professionals agree that hydrophilic single-use catheters are the safest option for…
Hypertension – the silent killer
High blood pressure often goes undetected because of a lack of symptoms,…
How much do you really know about diabetes?
Millions of South Africans are diagnosed with diabetes, which is often a…
Dealing with shoulder pain
Most people with an SCI will experience shoulder pain at some point,…
Tendon transfers
Patients suffering from an SCI that has compromised their upper limbs may…
Medical cannabis – facts and myths
Much has been said and written about the “legalisation” of cannabis (or…
Fertility and spinal cord injury
After a spinal cord injury (SCI), most men are unable to ejaculate…
Not just for frown lines…
Don’t confuse focal spasticity with general spasticity: the two are very different…
Scourge of the ingrown toe nail
I often see chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) patients in my clinic…


 
			



 
		
 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
									